Mashed potatoes with lemon and lime

4 servings

35 minutes

This is how they make mashed potatoes at the Moscow restaurant 800°C Contemporary Steak.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 1191.5
• Proteins: 8.2g
• Fats: 107.1g
• Carbohydrates: 50.7g

Ingredients

• Potato: 1 kg
• Butter: 500 g
• Milk: 300 ml
• Nutmeg: 2 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Lemon juice: 20 ml
• Lemon zest: 15 g
• Lime zest: 15 g
• Lime juice: 20 ml

Cooking steps

1. Boil the potatoes. Drain the water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Potato: 1 kg

2. Thoroughly mash the potatoes with a masher.

3. Melt butter in a saucepan.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 500 g

4. Heat the milk.

   Required ingredients:

   • Milk: 300 ml

5. Combine butter and milk until achieving a smooth consistency.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 500 g
   • Milk: 300 ml

6. Pour the milk-cream mixture into the potatoes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 500 g
   • Milk: 300 ml

7. Periodically place the pot of potatoes on a warm stove and manually whisk the potatoes in several batches to gradually dissolve all the lumps.

8. When there are no lumps left, whip the puree with a silicone spatula — it will enrich the puree with oxygen, helping to achieve a creamy taste and texture.

9. Mix the puree with lemon and lime juice, and top with zest.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon juice: 20 ml
   • Lemon zest: 15 g
   • Lime zest: 15 g
   • Lime juice: 20 ml
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste