I Try to Master The World's Best Mashed Potatoes...

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @Custerd1
    @Custerd1 5 лет назад +10111

    Everything is delicious with a quarter kilo of butter in it.

    • @awayforthewin1325
      @awayforthewin1325 5 лет назад +449

      Pretty much the reason croissants taste good

    • @Texasmetalmusic
      @Texasmetalmusic 5 лет назад +140

      Anthony bourdain said the same thing. Butter makes everything perfect.

    • @emilwiezell1906
      @emilwiezell1906 5 лет назад +43

      - America 2019

    • @Duh6666666
      @Duh6666666 5 лет назад +45

      Sugar is the killer so why not?

    • @UndoMove
      @UndoMove 5 лет назад +34

      Too much butter is disgusting 🤢🤮

  • @Mrjaksonn12345
    @Mrjaksonn12345 5 лет назад +4247

    Recipe: add the potatoes with the skin on
    Alex: immediately skins the potatoes

    • @danalejandro1504
      @danalejandro1504 5 лет назад +74

      T.I.P. Harris I was just typing this exact comment out, thanks for saving me the time lol

    • @Jimmygarn
      @Jimmygarn 5 лет назад +74

      And using not just the wrong kind of potatoes, but also, by the look of it, a low grade selection.

    • @binilgn5941
      @binilgn5941 5 лет назад +253

      It’s pretty obvious he is doing it wrong on purpose just to make the video longer. He could just follow the recipe and be done in 30 seconds

    • @wesleyAlan9179
      @wesleyAlan9179 5 лет назад +14

      @@danalejandro1504 ...haha..saving you time? But you took the time to make that comment, AND...it has more words in it than the other one,lol! Funny sh*t man🤘✌

    • @thingsifoundontheinternettoday
      @thingsifoundontheinternettoday 4 года назад +26

      @@binilgn5941 don't you have a hater's ball to attend somewhere? I cook a lot too and people like Alex and myself skip steps because we know them. There were SO many nuances in that chefs recipe that would easily be overlooked by anyone. Can't you just enjoy the ride?

  • @fittersitter
    @fittersitter 5 лет назад +3005

    Me: "Dear God, I want to master french cuisine."
    God: "Put 250g butter into every dish and you're done."

    • @Lyander25
      @Lyander25 5 лет назад +45

      Friend, you owe me a cup of coffee to replace the amount I splashed myself with laughing at your comment :))

    • @proximo08
      @proximo08 5 лет назад +5

      you wished it was that simple though..

    • @Thomas-cc1lj
      @Thomas-cc1lj 4 года назад +69

      As a ex-chef who worked in a French restaurant in Chicago for a chef raised and trained in Paris, I can officially say you aren’t wrong about this. Not even remotely.

    • @daandemeyer1708
      @daandemeyer1708 4 года назад +22

      It has nothing to do with ftench cuisine, just cuisine in general. Butter (fat) and salt makes good food.

    • @umarth
      @umarth 4 года назад +9

      @@daandemeyer1708 It's the same here in southern Europe with olive oil.

  • @warsmith1294
    @warsmith1294 4 года назад +3130

    I love how a tire company has the most prestigious awards for cooking

    • @RedSkyWhisper
      @RedSkyWhisper 4 года назад +462

      Make people travel to restaurants, sell more tires. French logic basically.

    • @alexkeller4476
      @alexkeller4476 3 года назад +86

      @@RedSkyWhisper guerilla marketing

    • @SK-er2es
      @SK-er2es 3 года назад +231

      It was originally a travel guide. Rating restaurants for how much they recommend making a trip there. To sell more tires

    • @danmccall8446
      @danmccall8446 3 года назад +92

      1 star worth a visit 2 star worth diverting for your journey 3 star completely planning on going there

    • @nickmctavish3776
      @nickmctavish3776 3 года назад +3

      Les embeciles

  • @Reynevan100
    @Reynevan100 4 года назад +1902

    America: Add bacon to it.
    South Europe/Mediterranean: Olive oil!
    Eastern Europe: Sour cream?
    France: If it's not at least 50% butter you are doing it WRONG.

    • @rebekahbell4298
      @rebekahbell4298 4 года назад +48

      Idaho: yes.

    • @nick260682
      @nick260682 4 года назад +50

      --
      England - butter, butter and cream. Proper cream. Not that french pretend cream. Not that weird American squirty cream. I mean cream. Real cream. Clotted cream if you dare.

    • @francacece3943
      @francacece3943 4 года назад +5

      nick260682
      Nick I am italian use olive oil I recently had my first afternoon tea at my home and I went crazy looking for clotted cream I’m in Toronto and went to fine foods shops wondering if they stopped importing it?

    • @someguy4592
      @someguy4592 4 года назад +16

      *cries in southern France*

    • @LucarioredLR
      @LucarioredLR 4 года назад +5

      Brazil: add cream cheese or shoestring potato chips on top of finished meal

  • @OlliWilkman
    @OlliWilkman 5 лет назад +2821

    "Doesn't feel like croquette science."

    • @rinjagger8613
      @rinjagger8613 5 лет назад +2

      Olli Wilkman bwahahaha

    • @Nilguiri
      @Nilguiri 5 лет назад +4

      haha! Have you been saving that one up for a suitable video?

    • @OlliWilkman
      @OlliWilkman 5 лет назад +8

      @@Nilguiri Nah that's just what I first heard Alex say on the video.

    • @Nilguiri
      @Nilguiri 5 лет назад +1

      @@OlliWilkman ah. that's disappointing! haha

    • @martintaylor9743
      @martintaylor9743 5 лет назад

      Read this just as he was saying it..... Haha

  • @VandrothSoryn
    @VandrothSoryn 5 лет назад +602

    Robuchon in the first video: *uses unpeeled rattes*
    Alex: *immediately peels yukons* "Waï iz zis notte weurkigne? Aï am louzigne maï maïnde"
    Never change ♥️

    • @Neenerella333
      @Neenerella333 5 лет назад +11

      Yukons make really lovely mash, but I leave the skin on for flavor and texture. Guess that's what's keepinh the Michelin stars away 😉

    • @introverseleague
      @introverseleague 5 лет назад +4

      why does this look like a german phrase tho?

    • @kane2742
      @kane2742 5 лет назад +2

      @@introverseleague Probably because of the umlauts.

    • @introverseleague
      @introverseleague 5 лет назад

      @@unnamed47 dude don't take this seriously... it was something to just laugh ahah

    • @stephenpaquet
      @stephenpaquet 5 лет назад

      @@unnamed47 😂😂😂

  • @lambda_calc
    @lambda_calc Год назад +196

    I learned recently that using baked potatoes instead of boiled potatoes produces an exceptionally strong potato flavor in the final mash. I think there is some caramelization of starches that happens in that process too that adds more complexity to the flavor. I'd highly recommend trying it

    • @disdonc6.klasse549
      @disdonc6.klasse549 Год назад +2

      You can get almost the same by only steaming the potatoes than drowning them in water. But some people (including me) don't like the taste of steamed potatoes in a puree. But actually it's the real potato taste if you do like this.

    • @hatesitrick
      @hatesitrick Год назад

      It’s really not like that man. It just makes it fluffier. It’s very good I’ve been doing it for years. But I’m sorry you’re just being ridiculous 😂 you sound like you’re out of your mind

    • @combatbenyamin
      @combatbenyamin Год назад +8

      ​@@hatesitrick No

    • @rebbouhhind2580
      @rebbouhhind2580 Год назад +2

      It's because boiled potatoes loses lots of it's starch Wich explains the lost in flavor however it's the best way to cook it if you want to loose weight especially you add tons of butter to the mashed potato+ milk.

    • @jetpaq
      @jetpaq Год назад +1

      I will!!!ty

  • @yuyu12381
    @yuyu12381 5 лет назад +3038

    I swear his accent has been getting even more French if that's even possible.

    • @seanyona4336
      @seanyona4336 5 лет назад +174

      The man knows what we love

    • @mameh4243
      @mameh4243 5 лет назад +32

      Il le fait exprès

    • @deadmou5e887
      @deadmou5e887 5 лет назад +59

      its over done. look at his first vids lol

    • @-nepherim
      @-nepherim 5 лет назад

      @@deadmou5e887 Okay -- that is funny :)

    • @ricardocalderon9823
      @ricardocalderon9823 5 лет назад +6

      @@mameh4243 my le fart you can asmèll

  • @protoxpire0
    @protoxpire0 5 лет назад +412

    The waiters in french restaurants always ask - "do you want some mashed potatoes with that butter?"

    • @VikasBhargava1981
      @VikasBhargava1981 5 лет назад +1

      Lmao

    • @packrunnerjaystan3613
      @packrunnerjaystan3613 5 лет назад

      B A 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈

    • @barbra962
      @barbra962 5 лет назад

      @ they just released a butter emoji on WhatsApp 👀👀👀 if you have android you already have it

    • @brokenwizards9122
      @brokenwizards9122 5 лет назад

      B A - 🧈🧈🧈 there is on iPad - right next to the 🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖

  • @yourmatemilo
    @yourmatemilo 5 лет назад +865

    It’s 3 am and I’m watching a French dude making mashed potatoes...

    • @videojeroki
      @videojeroki 5 лет назад +9

      you're normal.

    • @The2banana
      @The2banana 5 лет назад +7

      My situation exactly.

    • @fat80832
      @fat80832 5 лет назад

      im high and in bed with tomorrow watching this

    • @Snailmet
      @Snailmet 5 лет назад +1

      Omg me too lol

    • @dbane389
      @dbane389 5 лет назад

      Same...

  • @mikekenney8362
    @mikekenney8362 2 года назад +168

    I’ve had Robuchons’s mashed potatoes. From another planet in my opinion. Almost ethereal. I often find basic dishes executed to perfection are the ultimate test, especially for us plebeians. Bravo for sharing.

    • @Astrodicted
      @Astrodicted 2 года назад +8

      @@damdibidum I heard it's pure fat from intact mammoths in the permafrost

    • @eugenekrabs6400
      @eugenekrabs6400 2 года назад +1

      @@Astrodicted I heard it’s from cows fed exclusively on a diet of 4 leaf clovers.

    • @thermonuclearwarhead
      @thermonuclearwarhead Год назад

      Most Internet thread I've ever seen.

  • @Tragicc1
    @Tragicc1 5 лет назад +1042

    Ladies and gentlemen, I present butter, with a small side of potatoes.

    • @worldcitizeng6507
      @worldcitizeng6507 5 лет назад +1

      this is exactly why I don't eat mesh potatos, it looks like baby food :)

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 5 лет назад +31

      @@worldcitizeng6507 what's wrong with baby food?

    • @worldcitizeng6507
      @worldcitizeng6507 5 лет назад +5

      @@garethbaus5471 nothing wrong for baby, but mashed potatoes is adult baby food😏

    • @dandanthedandan7558
      @dandanthedandan7558 5 лет назад +28

      @@worldcitizeng6507 mashed potatoes is amazing

    • @LOLLYPOPPE
      @LOLLYPOPPE 5 лет назад +14

      world citizen G I don’t get it. So because babies also eat it, that makes it baby food? Or is it because you think mashed potatoes originially were made for babies only?

  • @diamonddogie
    @diamonddogie 5 лет назад +801

    >dont use food processor
    Me a barbarian with a fork and hand potato masher: who uses food proccesor for a mashed potato????

    • @Liz-ki4vy
      @Liz-ki4vy 5 лет назад +36

      Yep, that's me too! My family likes lumpy potatoes. They don't like anything "too mushy"!

    • @CMDRSweeper
      @CMDRSweeper 5 лет назад

      @@Liz-ki4vy Yummy! Well I should shut up... When I bake bread I overboil to make potatoes start to break apart, then use a fork to smash them...
      Their next fate is that I add them to the bread as small tiny potato particles...

    • @jozefkucera8402
      @jozefkucera8402 5 лет назад +4

      Executioner's Calling, never thought I would find you here

    • @Sorestlor
      @Sorestlor 5 лет назад +25

      We use the good old hand potato masher too. I always found super smooth potatoes slightly off putting due to the texture.

    • @jonatanluna1061
      @jonatanluna1061 5 лет назад

      I've used both a wisk and an electric hand mixer before. The type that you would use for pancakes or whipped cream. I can't decide which is better though.

  • @calculuscrane7882
    @calculuscrane7882 4 года назад +1871

    His accent is so heavy that youtube auto generates subtittles in French

    • @airking2883
      @airking2883 4 года назад +141

      I thought you were joking until I saw it for myself

    • @amiwho6792
      @amiwho6792 4 года назад +25

      OMG hahaha

    • @yumi5835
      @yumi5835 4 года назад +19

      i screamed

    • @amiwho6792
      @amiwho6792 4 года назад +26

      @@yumi5835 bro i died and resurected

    • @ladysull1084
      @ladysull1084 4 года назад +5

      Lmao

  • @kalng825
    @kalng825 2 года назад +109

    You can increase the 'potato-taste' by heating the milk with the peeled potato skins before adding it to the mash. The skins I believe contain a lot flavour.

    • @Sigmarr
      @Sigmarr 2 года назад +6

      For texture I like to clean the potatoes well and zest them into the mashed potatoes. Sometimes I want the vitamins and calories without the texture lol

    • @maximilianmander2471
      @maximilianmander2471 Год назад +2

      thank you. cool tipp.

  • @thymespianostudio5197
    @thymespianostudio5197 4 года назад +284

    I genuinely love how he shows the process of learning, as one who writes my own recipes, I know how long that research period takes.

    • @esdawt6900
      @esdawt6900 2 года назад +2

      @@nigelcook730 If you don't enjoy his videos, don't watch. I enjoy the entertainment value of them.

  • @bered4894
    @bered4894 4 года назад +718

    The funny thing is:
    Everyone is told to use starchy potatoes for mashed potatoes and waxy ones for fries but the best mash is made out of waxy potatoes and the best fries out of starchy ones..

    • @bluwolf098
      @bluwolf098 4 года назад +56

      Be Red So someone fucked up the message somewhere.

    • @jokari69
      @jokari69 4 года назад +31

      Couldn't agree more. It's a weird world out there.

    • @chrisbrindas1559
      @chrisbrindas1559 4 года назад +66

      @@bluwolf098 id imagine its probably more to do with how easy it is to cook with for the commonplace. as he said at the end lumps 100% without a sieve, as a commoner i wouldnt sieve mash potatoes

    • @rigamortis3103
      @rigamortis3103 4 года назад +37

      @@chrisbrindas1559 good point.
      So, it was the COMMONERS that messed it up for us! Lazy bastards wouldn't take the time to sieve their waxy potatoes

    • @OtterSC2
      @OtterSC2 4 года назад +13

      @@chrisbrindas1559 Also price, only a fancy restaurant is going to use the most expensive potatoes available for mash.

  • @TheMassLion
    @TheMassLion 5 лет назад +392

    Alex plsssss make a sauce series... I love your videos so much and they are so entertaining while at the same time teaching valuable info in the kitchen, but also I feel like sauces around the globe will be your best series yet!!! keep up the good work!!!!
    Edit: Thanks guys for the support, and thank you Alex for the response... Can’t wait!!

  • @peterweisse4920
    @peterweisse4920 3 года назад +16

    I am not a cook just a simple man who wanted to make mashed potatoes which I've never made before so thank you for making it so complicated...lol. I loved your video so very much you were entertaining and so very respectful to all those mentors before you which sometimes is lost in American culture. Thank you for teaching the simple differences from the equipment you use and how just a different potatoe can change everything. I look forward to more of your videos.

  • @shookings
    @shookings 5 лет назад +53

    "I'm laughing but I'm MAD".
    Story of my life in so many things, brother

  • @alaplaya5
    @alaplaya5 5 лет назад +1171

    me an agriculture student: what kind of potato is he going to use?
    Alex: what I'm doing wrong?
    me: THE POTATO ALEX THE FOEKING POTATO

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 5 лет назад +21

      Potatoes are awesome.

    • @magno5157
      @magno5157 5 лет назад +42

      FOEKING POTAYTOW

    • @madtrade
      @madtrade 5 лет назад +4

      i feel you my man ! joel used the ratte !

    • @amunak_
      @amunak_ 5 лет назад +11

      Exactly my thoughts... I was like... dude, to me all the high-starch potatoes (well the ones I tried here anyway) taste like garbage. You just need to get some that taste great to you I'd say.

    • @jennyfatfat1
      @jennyfatfat1 4 года назад

      Same

  • @nurduwek7768
    @nurduwek7768 5 лет назад +649

    Amazing editing at the end there

    • @Yoros009
      @Yoros009 5 лет назад +1

      could not agree more :D

    • @psychtank8681
      @psychtank8681 5 лет назад +1

      *Proceed to skip to the end*

    • @CuTeChicKen
      @CuTeChicKen 5 лет назад

      Timestamp?

    • @nurduwek7768
      @nurduwek7768 5 лет назад +2

      CuTeChicKen - CSGO watch the video don’t do our boy alex dirty like that

    • @CuTeChicKen
      @CuTeChicKen 5 лет назад

      @@nurduwek7768 I watched the whole video, didn't see anything special..

  • @kareliallerenamontoya3512
    @kareliallerenamontoya3512 4 года назад +490

    As a Peruvian, I have to speak out... you mention two big families of potatoes and their varieties. Which is correct, BUT, I notice you consider only the white and yellow categories of potatoes. In Perú, we have a third category, which is actually the most important category in the history of peruvian cuisine: the native potatoes. For those who don't know, potatoes are native from Perú, and I never tried the ratte variety you used, but I assure you that you don't the need that big amount of butter to actually taste the flavor of a good mashed potatoes recipe.
    Sometimes, I even mix more than two types of potatoes to get the most crazy flavor and to experiment with. Soooo
    If you ever have the chance to travel to Peru, you will be amazed by the amount of varieties you can find for real cheap, near to 3000 varieties, different textures, flavors, colors shapes, is just amazing... Good job tho!

    • @mariatalarico1058
      @mariatalarico1058 3 года назад +20

      I would love to visit Peru and try some of the 3000 Varieties of potatoes. In Australia we have 5 or 6 varieties. 🇦🇺

    • @veergauba
      @veergauba 2 года назад +9

      @@mariatalarico1058 Peruvian food is amazing. Not just the potatoes, but also the corn - so many types! - and the seafood.

    • @strangev0id
      @strangev0id 2 года назад +10

      Nice, in France we use butter a LOT ! IN everything.

    • @stefang1087
      @stefang1087 2 года назад +3

      I know that in Peru you have a larger variety of potatoes. I've once seen a documentary where among other things they were talking about a sort of potatoes that people were transporting them high up on a mountain, and letting them there for a period of time because otherwise, they are poisonous. But after this "treatment" they are treated as a delicacy.
      I have though to say that, here in Europe there are also different varietis of potatoes and more than that, the same sort of potatoes can have different characteristics and tastes, depending on the soil and region where they are being cultivated. In my experience, the more watery potatoes are the fewer chances to make a mashed potato out of them. The best mashed potato I ever had was actually made by baking the potatoes in the oven, skin on, instead of boiling them in water.

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 2 года назад +3

      @@strangev0id To me, the massive amount of butter used in French cooking is one of its faults. All that butter coats the taste buds and masks a lot of subtle flavors.
      I would also never use a ricer on potatoes, it destroys what little texture the potato retains after boiling.

  • @Ashbeazil
    @Ashbeazil 5 лет назад +135

    The most cinematic mashed potatoes I’ve ever seen

    • @Shaun.Stephens
      @Shaun.Stephens 5 лет назад

      Yeah. Slick editing and a long advertisment just to (poorly) replicate a dish in a video that's already published. This channel is going downhill.

    • @Theevilrhino
      @Theevilrhino 5 лет назад +1

      Shaun Stephens a bit dramatic. No?

  • @Peasant_of_Pontus
    @Peasant_of_Pontus 5 лет назад +473

    Stores in my country don't even label the potatoes other than "potato". :(

    • @RaspK
      @RaspK 5 лет назад +34

      The worst, I think, is what we experience in Greece: they don't mention variety, they mention their place of origin, which has practically no value for a number of reasons! It's very common with roots, legumes etc. At least most fruits are usually referred to by cultivar.

    • @misinnio
      @misinnio 5 лет назад +73

      Cut potato in half, rub halfs on eachother and if it getting gluey and you see white liquid then you know potato is starchy, if it isn't getting gluey and you just see transparent water then you know it has low amount of starch

    • @tokega
      @tokega 5 лет назад +33

      @@misinnio Don't think my local grocery store will be happy that I cut their potatoes in half and rub them together in the store ;)

    • @josem1596
      @josem1596 5 лет назад +3

      @@tokega just buy that one 🥔

    • @venesiavee
      @venesiavee 5 лет назад +1

      Same.. We just identified it based on its size.. Small, medium, large..

  • @AfterLifeGuru
    @AfterLifeGuru 5 лет назад +126

    Imagine a Frenchman finding out butter has gone extinct.

  • @y2ksw1
    @y2ksw1 4 года назад +572

    Alex: if you don't have the right potato type, you leave them after cooking with peel on for about 6-12 hours. Then they have an intense, still pleasing taste of potatoes. Chefs Trick.

    • @jaysilverstone7221
      @jaysilverstone7221 4 года назад +40

      Brilliant. Used to make this for Aiden Byrne at 20 stories in Manchester. Passing through a mesh while still warm and allowing the spuds to dry out after draining also helps with how the butter is taken up. Mind blowing when done well. Excellent tip about leaving skins on.

    • @frenchdude3052
      @frenchdude3052 3 года назад +5

      leave them out or leave them soaked?

    • @y2ksw1
      @y2ksw1 3 года назад +8

      @@frenchdude3052 It does not matter. I keep them usually in the pressure-cooker as is over night, unless I hear the valve pop open, and then I put them in a bowl.

    • @wynwynona4237
      @wynwynona4237 3 года назад

      keep resting with water?

    • @y2ksw1
      @y2ksw1 3 года назад +1

      @@wynwynona4237 I keep them drained in the closed pot. But it does not matter.

  • @KashNoK
    @KashNoK 5 лет назад +160

    French cook slowly loses his sanity on his journey to achieve heavenly mashed potatoes .

  • @nunoluisduck8570
    @nunoluisduck8570 5 лет назад +119

    In a german Tv-Show called "Kitchen Impossible" they tried to recreate his mashed potatoes (the show of february 24)

  • @rampantgerbil9152
    @rampantgerbil9152 5 лет назад +474

    When mashed potatoes become Butter with added potato.

    • @LegionPrime
      @LegionPrime 5 лет назад +34

      That's how you know it's a French recipe for Irish guacamole.

    • @mauz791
      @mauz791 5 лет назад

      @@LegionPrime Man, that shit was good. Some dude called Ergot messed everything up though, shame

  • @KoertBreebaart
    @KoertBreebaart 4 года назад +26

    I always thought a mashed potato is a mashed potato. Until I had dinner at a Joël Robuchon restaurant and was served the mash. The dish turned my world around. How can a simple potato create so much richness? Alex, I love the way you story tell the mastering of cooking. It is a good reminder that the details in ingredients or technique count and make all the difference.

    • @aarondreyer
      @aarondreyer 2 года назад +2

      Probably eating equal parts butter and potato. That helps

  • @LookingForLoo
    @LookingForLoo 4 года назад +112

    You know it's gonna be a good cooking video when it features one french guy complaining about the way another french guy speaks french.

  • @Netsuko
    @Netsuko 5 лет назад +93

    This is the most dramatic video about mashed potatoes that I have ever seen.

  • @Jeffreypark
    @Jeffreypark 5 лет назад +118

    In the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Jiro says Joël Robuchon had the most sensitive palate he had ever seen.

    • @DemonMage
      @DemonMage 5 лет назад +1

      That's a great documentary/movie.

    • @looppp
      @looppp 5 лет назад +5

      His palate must be so sensitive that he critiques the flavor of his own saliva

    • @CinnamonSandman
      @CinnamonSandman 5 лет назад +6

      I really enjoyed that documentary. But he got a little dark in the sequel Jiro Nightmares of Assrape.

    • @K4inan
      @K4inan 5 лет назад

      @@CinnamonSandman you are not funny

    • @gambers20001
      @gambers20001 5 лет назад

      @@CinnamonSandman ouch!

  • @Paul-yw5ip
    @Paul-yw5ip 4 года назад +48

    This is still one of my most favorite videos on youtube. It's funny, it's informative and it's just all around so well made. This just proves all the love he puts in his videos.

    • @svenfrosterud6362
      @svenfrosterud6362 7 месяцев назад

      Its so sad to read a comment like this after what has happened to his channel the last couple of months

  • @user-qk8rt9yf9v
    @user-qk8rt9yf9v 5 лет назад +997

    “Skin On”
    Peels Potatoes
    Me:BRUH

    • @peterpain6625
      @peterpain6625 5 лет назад +7

      Yeah, what a savage ;)

    • @keyblademasterzeke
      @keyblademasterzeke 5 лет назад +22

      Made me cringe

    • @English-Sparta
      @English-Sparta 5 лет назад +20

      Bruv Momenté I’ve stopped watching the video when he started peeling 😄🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @anthonymanzalji
      @anthonymanzalji 5 лет назад +3

      @@English-Sparta agreed, who's he trying to fool here?

    • @English-Sparta
      @English-Sparta 5 лет назад +15

      Anthony Manzalji I actually watched some more of it in the end. He peels them to drag the video out to male it looks like he’s made a mistake. 😴😴😴😴😴😴

  • @chromsh2806
    @chromsh2806 5 лет назад +268

    Alex: "mash potatoes are underrated"
    The entire Nation of Germany: "Am I a joke to you?"

    • @5mincer
      @5mincer 5 лет назад +7

      seriously my favourite thing to eat.

    • @crazyjackfr
      @crazyjackfr 5 лет назад +2

      From a frenchy way of thinking…. sure!

    • @Schrauberella
      @Schrauberella 5 лет назад +4

      Why does this 3 Star potato puree NOT consist of red skinned potatoes?!? They have the most awesome aroma! Or "Bamberger Hörnchen" which taste awesome as well?!? All you need for those is a bit of butter or butter-taste oil and WHOA BABY!

    • @Holydecipher
      @Holydecipher 5 лет назад +1

      STAMPF VULKAN!

    • @isabella3627
      @isabella3627 5 лет назад +1

      Kartoffeln!!!

  • @paintedsim3644
    @paintedsim3644 5 лет назад +505

    “Find potatoes of the same caliber, skin on than add water”
    Proceeds to peel the potatoes

    • @happybreadfruit3530
      @happybreadfruit3530 5 лет назад +6

      and leaves all black junk inside them :D

    • @nevenagavric29
      @nevenagavric29 5 лет назад +1

      Nice profile pic

    • @speedup9494
      @speedup9494 5 лет назад +1

      Pomoz bog

    • @im0bilizer
      @im0bilizer 4 года назад +4

      And doesn't get potato of same caliber

    • @zaxonov
      @zaxonov 4 года назад +1

      His fails seemed a bit scripted on this video, tbh :D

  • @johnly_
    @johnly_ 3 года назад +49

    Not only is Alex like a master filmmaker with these videos, but also his cooking videos are by far the most unique that I've ever seen. I love it all. It keeps me engaged.

  • @jayyyzeee6409
    @jayyyzeee6409 5 лет назад +142

    French guy bagging on another French guy's accent. This made me laugh pretty hard.

    • @jinerfan4467
      @jinerfan4467 5 лет назад +4

      Jayyy Zeee I find this might be a french thing-one of my french friend also made similar comments while have pretty strong french accent haha

    • @quincyjacobs6994
      @quincyjacobs6994 5 лет назад +2

      People from big cities in the USA make fun of southerners accents. It happens.

  • @beardwierd2783
    @beardwierd2783 5 лет назад +11

    This reminds me of my days training as a commis chef and standing beside my head chef and watching him cook a dish and then trying to replicate the nuances in the techniques and learning those points of transfer that he has learned and practiced for 30 or so years.
    Tough but worth it! Subbed man.

  • @sirMAXX77
    @sirMAXX77 5 лет назад +296

    I was like "It's the wrong potato!" from when he started cooking.

    • @louismartin7608
      @louismartin7608 5 лет назад +71

      Same, I think he intentionally did that to create a more entertaining video. His videos often use the same scheme
      1. I reproduce a receipe
      2. It's not good enough
      3. What am I missing ?
      4. Oh i got it
      5. New receipe
      6. Way better
      It was the same with the beer for example.
      Even though, his videos are still very enjoyable and instructive

    • @_DaemonCleaner
      @_DaemonCleaner 5 лет назад +27

      I felt in this case his video was a bit boring. It's common kitchen knowledge that raw materials dictate the outcome. In the matter of mashed potatoes, there is a single raw ingredient. If the end product is not what you envisioned, it's not like a long list of possibilities you have to work through in order to look at the potato you're using. I guess this video just felt a bit obvious and stayed.

    • @AxelEmiDiaz
      @AxelEmiDiaz 5 лет назад +11

      @@louismartin7608 exactly, was so obvious when he peel the potatoes and on the recipe are unpeel

    • @tams805
      @tams805 5 лет назад +27

      He knew. It's a narrative device to make us feel as if we are exploring and learning with him. If you switch off your brain, it's easy to think it's real, but it's just a standard editing trick. Not that it's wrong to use it.

    • @RaspK
      @RaspK 5 лет назад

      Ditto...

  • @giamademedoit
    @giamademedoit 4 года назад +73

    Hi Alex, I wanted to share with you my top advice for mashed potatoes - after you boil them you need to dry them really well.
    How I do it is after I boil the peeled potatoes I get rid of the water and mash them in the pot while they are still hot and I leave the cooker on minimum heat for a few minutes until the mashed potatoes are perfectly dry. Only then I add butter or milk.

    • @mateomoore6385
      @mateomoore6385 Год назад

      He literally does this in the video little guy

    • @giamademedoit
      @giamademedoit Год назад

      @@mateomoore6385 why little guy thought?

    • @giamademedoit
      @giamademedoit Год назад

      @@mateomoore6385 why little guy thought?

  • @JacoponeDaTodi2
    @JacoponeDaTodi2 5 лет назад +46

    "mashed potatoes is underrated" ...finally! That's what I continued to say from my whole life

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 лет назад

      It's my favorite holiday meal left over, I purposely make enough so I have at least three extra servings for myself later.
      Spectacularly unhealthy and that's why it's great.

    • @peterpain6625
      @peterpain6625 5 лет назад

      @@recoil53 As if the rest of the holiday meal leftovers are healthy m8 ;) If your liver doesn't hurt for a week you didn't indulge in the gluttony enough ...

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 лет назад

      @@peterpain6625 I think the rolls aren't a heart attack waiting to happen.

    • @EpsteinsRope
      @EpsteinsRope 2 года назад

      Mashed potatoes are only underrated if they're made properly. Ive had horrible mashed potatoes and incredible mashed potatoes. Butter and milk are key

  • @MrMassari1231
    @MrMassari1231 5 лет назад +41

    Me: They all look nice and delicious
    Alex: it doesn't test right I'm missing something

  • @WanderingVictorious
    @WanderingVictorious 5 лет назад +122

    Alex: *snaps, experiences despair*
    Alex: *has frustrating epiphany*
    Alex: *talks about tragic human loss*
    Alex: Sponsor Time!

    • @Shaun.Stephens
      @Shaun.Stephens 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah this channel is turning into more scripting less content. :-/

    • @WanderingVictorious
      @WanderingVictorious 5 лет назад +4

      To clarify, I love the way Alex edits his videos.
      I found this progression of emotions to be particularly funny and commented.
      That’s all.

    • @hbloops
      @hbloops 5 лет назад +1

      Love the channel too, but that was boardering on disrespectfull.

    • @My1es
      @My1es 5 лет назад +2

      @@Shaun.Stephens Yeah if you listen to his conversation with homecookprochef whatever it is, you'll notice he says "failure is what people want to see"... this felt like he saw the recipe, and deliberately left things out in order to fail / show progress and "explain" things. I'm liking his stuff less every video myself.
      Also, his constant harassment of celebrities by trying to use his fans to spam them is fucking lame.

  • @AdriaJ92
    @AdriaJ92 4 года назад +7

    I think I saw Heston Blumenthal say in one of his videos that potatoes have the most flavour in their skin. Following his advice, when making mashed potatoes I always clean them very thoroughly and peel them, and save the peel to infuse milk while the potatoes are cooking. When mashing the potatoes, I use the potato peel infused milk and it really brings up the potato flavor. I recommend it 100%.

    • @grahamweaver4423
      @grahamweaver4423 2 года назад

      How do you infuse the skins in the milk? Do you just soak them or something else?

    • @AdriaJ92
      @AdriaJ92 2 года назад +1

      @@grahamweaver4423 I just heat up the milk in a saucepan and throw all the clean potato peels in. When it comes to the boil I switch off the gas and leave them to infuse the milk with their flavor until I need to combine the milk with the boiled potatoes. It costs nothing and it involves almost no extra work. I always do it since I learnt it.

    • @grahamweaver4423
      @grahamweaver4423 2 года назад

      @@AdriaJ92 thank you so much for this information! :)

  • @ohiosuave
    @ohiosuave 5 лет назад +17

    Most dramatic potato video EVER. Nice job, Alex.

  • @agingintobeauty
    @agingintobeauty 5 лет назад +249

    "I'm not getting a potato flavor"
    That's because you've made Hot Butter thickened with potato starch... Not mashed potatoes.

    • @MrWhangdoodles
      @MrWhangdoodles 5 лет назад +14

      @drew13600 Yup, my french onion soup is easily 60% butter.
      It tastes amazing though.

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 5 лет назад +2

      @drew13600 Does that make my spaghetti squash cooking and eating method French-inspired

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 5 лет назад

      @drew13600 No, I use both

    • @Dice-Z
      @Dice-Z 4 года назад

      @drew13600 Did someone say Meunière?

  • @jamesoxford4260
    @jamesoxford4260 4 года назад +40

    Heston Blumenthal has a technique in his _"At Home"_ cookbook (which is hilariously named by they way) that I have had a fair amount of success with and might take Robuchon's pommes puree a step further with some added science. It involves par cooking your potatoes for like 25 min at a lower, and very specific temp; I think its 72C but I'd have to look. This temperature has some effect on the starch in the potato; effectively gelatinizing it. You cook them a second time like you would for a regular mash, but when you actually mash it, the starch doesn't leak into the mash and create that gluey texture. Anyone interested in great mash, should pick up that book, even if only for that technique.

  • @s.dilgeekiz7821
    @s.dilgeekiz7821 3 года назад +9

    Okay I just discovered this channel today and subscribed. And I confirmed after watching this video, I regret nothing 😂. The filming, the humor, recipes, the way it’s really informing about cooking, just Alex himself is amazing. One of my favorite cooking channels from this moment on.

  • @phyycxis1159
    @phyycxis1159 5 лет назад +12

    I got my face mask, rooibos tea going on while crocheting and watching stuff in the background then I see Alex uploaded '2 minutes ago'. My night just got even better

    • @allygirl641
      @allygirl641 5 лет назад +2

      Deniz , you sound like the coziest person ever ❤️

  • @nurduwek7768
    @nurduwek7768 5 лет назад +118

    Last time I was this early Alex was using a table as a cutting board!

  • @dodo3441
    @dodo3441 5 лет назад +113

    Hey Alex, if youre ever in need for video ideas I'd love to see some homemade filled pasta (tortellini, ravioli etc) with different fillings. Would be a cool expansion to the pasta series!

    • @firstnamelastname2149
      @firstnamelastname2149 5 лет назад +2

      yes please

    • @blink5789
      @blink5789 5 лет назад +1

      then you should watch the italian guy cooking rather than the french guy cooking. jk

    • @dodo3441
      @dodo3441 5 лет назад

      @@blink5789 haha im watching a gennaro contaldo video at this moment.

    • @AliKandirr
      @AliKandirr 5 лет назад +1

      @@dodo3441 ''Why am i cooking so good!''

    • @ramonetl
      @ramonetl 2 года назад

      I second this. how about egg yolk ravioli?

  • @JoshChristiane
    @JoshChristiane 2 года назад +2

    I make a lot of mash, I've made it this way before but it's too gluey and smooth for my personal palette. For the best mix I've ever found, I mix red potatoes with Yukon golds (half-half), and put them in a large mixing machine with a baker's net attachment (AKA flat beater) at a very low speed with unsalted butter, sea salt, and parsley. If you mix them too long they become gluey due to the low starch content in the reds, but if you mix at a slow speed for just the right amount of time (around a minute usually) you get the absolute best mashed potatoes you'll ever taste. They're fluffy but not too fluffy, smooth but not too smooth, sticky but not gluey, just that perfect texture. Also make sure to always use cold/hard butter, never melted. The colder the butter, the better it mixes in, even butter straight from the refrigerator is fine.

  • @annagulina5954
    @annagulina5954 5 лет назад +8

    11:14 don't know why but I started to cry with joy :) so happy to see a man pleased with the results of the work

    • @3NSII
      @3NSII 5 лет назад

  • @crcsheedy
    @crcsheedy 5 лет назад +13

    Hello from Canada's west coast!
    I've also been on a mission to perfect Chef Robuchon's pomme purée. I started out using Yukon Gold potatoes and got very good results. However, this year I decided to grow two hard to find potato varieties: la Ratte and Bintje. The Bintje are for my special Gratin Dauphinois but the la Ratte has made all the difference in my smooth, rich, creamy, unctuous pomme purée. The only other variety I wold like to try is BF15 (Belle de Fontenay X Flava). For added flavour and creaminess, I also use high fat (84%) butter from Stirling Creamery (Stirling ON), Cow's Creamery (Charlottetown PEI) or, if I can afford it, Farmhouse Cheeses in Agassiz BC. Farmhouse and Cow's both offer cultured butter which is well worth it.

  • @rich1051414
    @rich1051414 5 лет назад +44

    The chefs I have worked under mixed starchy and waxy potatoes, to get the best of both worlds, texture and flavor. Russet + Red Potatoes is a very popular combo.

    • @jamesellsworth9673
      @jamesellsworth9673 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for this professional tip!

    • @ThePathOfEudaimonia
      @ThePathOfEudaimonia 5 лет назад

      I will try this!

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor 5 лет назад +2

      What about baking the potatoes first and then mashing them? I agree with you on mixing both waxy and starchy varieties to get both texture and flavour.

    • @c1bersnake
      @c1bersnake 5 лет назад

      @@BigHenFor dont even try it, not worth the effort

    • @jamesellsworth9673
      @jamesellsworth9673 5 лет назад +1

      @@BigHenFor Another good way to extract unwanted water! Remember to puree the flesh rather than simply mashing it if you want the refined finish this recipe produces.

  • @matheusmterra
    @matheusmterra 11 месяцев назад +1

    When you discover your mom's recipe she taught you is EXACTLY the recipe of a world renown chef.

  • @EvilestGem
    @EvilestGem 4 года назад +6

    When I was training as a chef many many years ago, before I changed career, my teacher would put egg yolk into the potato along with butter and nutmeg and mix after ricing. The result was astounding. Minus the ricer I still use this recipe.

    • @marcvanpoucke5560
      @marcvanpoucke5560 3 года назад +1

      That's the way we do it in Belgium also. Nutmeg is a taste booster, egg yolk adds colour, butter softens.

    • @Getpojke
      @Getpojke 2 года назад

      Nutmeg [freshly ground] is a potatoes best friend. Also use freshly milled white pepper. Not only does the white hide in the mash better visually but its slight funk goes with potatoes so much more than black pepper.

    • @k.v.7681
      @k.v.7681 2 года назад +1

      @@Getpojke Yup. White pepper for mash, black pepper for roasted, diamond or sauteed.

  • @kingbela88
    @kingbela88 5 лет назад +23

    Who else remembers the guy who yelled “MASHED POTATOES!” at golf tournaments whenever a player wanted to hit a ball?

    • @anthonymanzalji
      @anthonymanzalji 5 лет назад

      And other famous lines like "Get in the hole.." and "cheeseburger".

  • @JayNewberyy
    @JayNewberyy 5 лет назад +22

    Chef video: cold butter
    Alex: HROOM TEMPRATEUR BUTTEUR

  • @misssaprinaleung
    @misssaprinaleung 3 года назад +13

    The way he seeks perfection makes me cried.

  • @BIGGW0RM
    @BIGGW0RM 4 года назад +4

    I've eaten at Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas and had the Menu Degustation - 16 Course Meal. It was a once in a lifetime treat. His mashed potatoes were fantastic. I'll have to try this recipe myself.

  • @Spikedarula
    @Spikedarula 5 лет назад +86

    Hey Alex, one tip to get an intense potato flavor: Don’t boil them, just roast them in the oven and mash them afterwards.

    • @GizLee
      @GizLee 4 года назад +8

      was just gonna write that, you will get a more intense potato flavor that way :)

    • @gray_gogy
      @gray_gogy 4 года назад

      Skin on or off?

    • @daalelli
      @daalelli 4 года назад

      @@gray_gogy on

    • @Cindy-vl7xj
      @Cindy-vl7xj 4 года назад

      abdurrahman nashit skin on

    • @ownlywon
      @ownlywon 4 года назад +9

      but then its not a 3 star michelin pomme puree, which is im pretty sure the whole point of this video, not saying its a bad idea but i dont think its what he's going for, plus you wouldnt get that creamy texture that hes going for, your going for more of a rustic potato that would be akin to what paula deen would make and not what an all time michelin chef would make

  • @davidk7262
    @davidk7262 3 года назад +3

    I doubt you will read this after so long but at the start of my career I was a chef in some very nice Michelin star restaurants. The best technique I was ever taught for mash was to place around 500-1000g of salt on a baking tray and place your potatoes on top, bake them in the oven then scoop out the flesh, pass through a sieve then mix with warm milk and butter. Season with salt, white pepper and a hint of lemon juice. We used a variety called Mayan Gold.

  • @nikolaterezie15
    @nikolaterezie15 2 года назад

    Quality ingredients are essential. I don't know who said this quote, but especially "simple recipes stand or fall on the quality of the ingredients." As a home cook, it has convinced me more than once. Thank you for your sharing!

  • @Manguitom
    @Manguitom 4 года назад +28

    This reminds me when I stayed a few weeks at my friend's house in Ecuador. When I asked his mother for the mashed potatoes recipe all he told me was: butter, milk, a pinch of salt and potatoes! Later on I figured out what kind of potatoes people used in Ecuador, looks a lot like the Ratte type, small and almost amber yellow!

    • @VashTS7
      @VashTS7 4 года назад +2

      South American potatoes are THE BEST with mash potatoes. Especially the Peruvian purple potatoes

    • @GOINGCRAZYINTHEKITCHEN
      @GOINGCRAZYINTHEKITCHEN 2 года назад +1

      That is how I learned it from my mother. With some white pepper. But only butter, milk, salt and pepper. And sometimes with butter in the center of the mashed potatoes on the plate. I am in Sweden, Scandinavia.

  • @Damnshid
    @Damnshid 5 лет назад +17

    Before visiting sharpening master: I MASTERED sharpening!
    After visiting sharpening master: I try to master the world's best mashed potatoes

  • @alexandrezani
    @alexandrezani 5 лет назад +86

    I'm getting my wisdom teeth extracted, so this is going to come in handy.

  • @cottontails
    @cottontails 4 года назад +6

    I've always used a combination of half russet and the other half yukon gold to make my mashed potatoes boiled with salt and minced garlic. I use all the same things to season, salt & pepper, butter, milk/heavy cream, but also a bit of cream cheese!

    • @SkyToast100
      @SkyToast100 2 года назад

      For household mash yukon might be the closest thing to this video. Half russet and half yukon sounds even better

    • @ronaldowens5025
      @ronaldowens5025 2 года назад

      If you can get them sabago potatoes are where it's at.

  • @vaclavmokry772
    @vaclavmokry772 2 года назад +3

    That last taste from the spoon teleported me back to 2003 when my beloved mom made a fenomenal mashed potatos that have been harvested from our little farm. Thank you for the video, i enjoyed every second of it. Also R.I.P Mr Robuchon... What a legend....❤

  • @sirwooley
    @sirwooley 2 года назад +2

    Alex you are one of my favorite chefs! I've been in culinary for 12 years and about to release a cookbook. You're a huge inspiration that has helped transform me from a run-of-the-mill cook to blowing people's minds with food. Just wanted to say thanks and I wish you well.

  • @Connor-pu5kl
    @Connor-pu5kl 4 года назад +25

    Hey Alex, thanks for the great video. I just stumbled upon your channel, and I know this particular episode was quite some time ago, but if you ever consider revisiting the recipe, I'd like to suggest using oven-roasted ratte potatoes for your mash instead of boiled. In my experience this really achieves the concentrated "potatoey" flavor you were going for by steaming the mash before adding your dairy. Best, and thanks again for the great content!

  • @servo4970
    @servo4970 4 года назад +1

    Incredible video production, timing the music clips, editing every single video clip, fixing the audio sound. And still you cook at the same time. Amazing.

  • @fruschluft9608
    @fruschluft9608 5 лет назад +163

    I'm reading the comments in a French accent now

  • @joox1184
    @joox1184 5 лет назад +25

    1:15 I'm doubting if Alex is even French, after he seemed surprised by a large amount of butter

    • @f.azahraeousgougou602
      @f.azahraeousgougou602 5 лет назад +1

      My thoughts exactly ! And im not even kidding . I have real doubts now

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 5 лет назад +1

      @@f.azahraeousgougou602 nah he is very french; even for us that recipe is incredibly unhealthy.

  • @codycast
    @codycast 5 лет назад +128

    This basically seems like melted butter with potato mixed in

    • @Scaddct
      @Scaddct 5 лет назад +1

      Cooking must not be healthy.

    • @jacobbarnhart3992
      @jacobbarnhart3992 5 лет назад +8

      No recipe is "the best in the world" without plenty of butter.

    • @bigrichard4053
      @bigrichard4053 5 лет назад +4

      best in the world doesn’t refer to health very often 😂

    • @kitchenhack3r811
      @kitchenhack3r811 5 лет назад

      Hmm have you made mashed potatoes before?

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 5 лет назад

      That's pretty much it, yes. But the right potato.

  • @Amuse-bouche
    @Amuse-bouche 4 года назад +24

    I’m really upset that the “Each day butter than the last”-fridge magnet isn’t available anymore.

  • @jasonfoux6740
    @jasonfoux6740 5 лет назад +61

    "I shouldn't be bitchin' about his French accent."

  • @organs
    @organs 5 лет назад +9

    Honestly, I use a hand masher and they come out perfectly.

  • @MrWhangdoodles
    @MrWhangdoodles 5 лет назад +17

    I watched 12 minutes of a mashed potato video...
    I'll use this recipe.

  • @sobanek1971
    @sobanek1971 2 года назад

    Alex two tips... First is put potato in boiling water don't boil from cold, second why don't you add a bit of freshly ground nutmeg? This what i am doing at home and believe me its a Michelin star potato pure :) Greetings from Poland love your work and videos

  • @Jonathan-bu7iv
    @Jonathan-bu7iv 4 года назад +15

    At this point I honestly just watch this guy for the accent. Holy hell, it's comedy all on its own

    • @rofsjan
      @rofsjan 3 года назад

      His accent is wonderful.

  • @zencalibur2777
    @zencalibur2777 5 лет назад +118

    "i was making it, had a breakdown, bon appetite."

  • @Magius100
    @Magius100 5 лет назад +36

    Am I the only one who likes my mashed potatoes with the skin incorporated into the actual mash? It's just so good :D

    • @beardwierd2783
      @beardwierd2783 5 лет назад +7

      NotMyNamePlease! My Canadian relatives use to do that! My aunt used to boil them in their skins and while they were boiling she would fry lardons of smoked bacon until it was crispy then take that out the pan and chop up the white parts of some spring onions fry them in the bacon fat then mash she would mash the potatoes not completely a tiny bit rough and then add butter,salt and pepper,the crispy bacon and then the fried onions and the green part of the onions chopped and give it a good mix, bloody amazing! Worth the plane ticket.

    • @NewVenari
      @NewVenari 5 лет назад

      It's also more nutritious...know how many nutrients are in the skin? I use red skin potatoes just to give it a good look lol

    • @skatelyfe7834
      @skatelyfe7834 5 лет назад

      Depends on the potatoes you use, like I kept russet potatoes skin in my mash once and it was disgusting

    • @eyeswideshut2800
      @eyeswideshut2800 5 лет назад

      eww, hate skin on my potato

    • @MsPitenali
      @MsPitenali 5 лет назад +1

      SKIN FTW

  • @sebastianingelsson582
    @sebastianingelsson582 2 года назад +1

    For me mashed potatoes is just a regular thing to meatballs and everything we Swedes have with it as a must is brown sauce made of the meatballs and never forget Lingonberries.
    Never thought It could get this complicated.. We just boil potatoes, mash em add butter and milk, then the "secret ingridiense" and volla its done and fucking amazing in your own kitchen by your own hands..

  • @boneboy711
    @boneboy711 5 лет назад +50

    I like my mashed potatoes to have some texture.

    • @hellobooom
      @hellobooom 5 лет назад +10

      Same I think its nasty when so smooth and loose.

    • @ShawnD1027
      @ShawnD1027 5 лет назад +4

      What, you don't like them the consistency of gravy? :P

    • @BlankRev
      @BlankRev 5 лет назад

      Then bake the potatoes, instead of boil

    • @LOLLYPOPPE
      @LOLLYPOPPE 5 лет назад

      This kind of food is not meant to be eaten in a large quantity. 250 grams of butter for about 750 grams of potato is insane

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond 5 лет назад +12

    Alex: [Spends like 8 million years trying to perfect a croissant]
    Also Alex: *"Yeah I'm just gonna make mashed potatoes in this video"*

  • @benschuster9792
    @benschuster9792 4 года назад +9

    7:00 "More butter Butter! Butter! Butter! More! More! More!" *Frenchness intensifies*

  • @jpbanksnj
    @jpbanksnj Месяц назад

    I'm researching Thanksgiving Day recipes and realize how much I miss Alex when I see videos like this! I hope all is well in his current world.

  • @ImurTuta
    @ImurTuta 5 лет назад +8

    Love the passion for learning and perfection. I've been teaching myself to cook for the last few years and your videos have been very helpful! Thank you for all the hard work!

  • @navtektv
    @navtektv 3 года назад +3

    I remember the time when that members list was so short we could actually read the individual names on it. Good to see you coming up Alex.

  • @Someone-ym1ny
    @Someone-ym1ny 4 года назад +34

    "du beurre! du beurre! encore! encore!"
    This is basically french cooking.

    • @tarot1136
      @tarot1136 4 года назад +2

      I come from a french region that is known to put more butter than the average in france... search kouign amann and you will have an overview !

    • @generalkenobi7232
      @generalkenobi7232 4 года назад

      @@tarot1136 I read litterally one sentence of your comment and I already guessed which region you were talking about
      Bevet Breizh !

    • @nicolasterrassin3815
      @nicolasterrassin3815 4 года назад

      "everything is better with butter" remember this sentence

  • @Bonifaquisha
    @Bonifaquisha 3 года назад +6

    Alex,
    Due to quarantine, I've had the time to make this about 15 times.
    2 of which were basically 'nailing it', or as close as I can come in the U.S. since Ratte are not really available unless I want to grow them myself lol.
    I used Fingerling, specifically I bought the mixed color bags and separated the yellow ones to use when I was really in the mood for a try-hard attempt.
    (to be fair, I used the purple, blue etc. ones to practice the technique.)
    Thanks for your cool video and the journey you went on.
    Any suggestions for the Ratte replacement problem would be appreciated!

  • @lovepurple88
    @lovepurple88 5 лет назад +13

    Instructions- skin on potatoes, add cold butter
    This fool - I’ll peel the potatoes and add room temperature butter.

  • @Megadextrious
    @Megadextrious 4 года назад +14

    I just lovingly watched a 12 minute long video about mashed potatoes at 3am, and I regret nothing. Salut!

  • @AMJLBCA773
    @AMJLBCA773 2 года назад +1

    You cause the potatoes to thicken in an unpleasant way when you overstir them - much like with flour. So if you want them velvety without the extra butter, milk etc you have to 1) cook them to soft enough 2) mix minimally after using a ricer or mesh etc. 3) if you wish to omit dairy you can use flavorful bone broth or stock.
    Personally, I like rustic lumpy mashed or smashed potatoes (skins hold all the nutrition)

  • @misterturkturkle
    @misterturkturkle 5 лет назад +65

    Michelin star chef used the most expensive potatoes
    Who knew?

    • @lacanaubay
      @lacanaubay 5 лет назад +9

      4 euros for a kilogram it's not so expensive, there is a lot of other quality potatoes more expensive in France.

    • @mattezuka1274
      @mattezuka1274 5 лет назад +4

      @@lacanaubay if you're using generic store bought ones. Most typical restaurants have access to higher quality ingredients than a grocery store. A Michelin starred one would be able to pick the best

    • @Shaun.Stephens
      @Shaun.Stephens 5 лет назад +6

      But what came first? It could be that they're expensive *because* Robuchon uses them for his signature dish.

    • @misterturkturkle
      @misterturkturkle 5 лет назад +3

      @@Shaun.Stephens probably quality. Chefs on that level use whatevers best no matter the price. Him popularizing them would bump it even higher

    • @LeZouave
      @LeZouave 5 лет назад +4

      It was even his signature dish. One of the most known French chef that have mashed potatoes as signature dish