Why Experienced Chefs Add Wasabi and Spinach to Mashed Potatoes: You'll Be Surprised

05.10.2024 19:25

The classic taste of mashed potatoes is familiar to many from early childhood.

Most often, the side dish is served with meat, chicken, fish and gravy.

Such options are considered traditional, notes Yulia Arkhipova, an expert in the field of cooking for the online publication BelNovosti.

However, professionals choose more unusual supplements.

Why mix wasabi and spinach into mashed potatoes?

As a result, you will get such an original dish, as if it was prepared in an expensive restaurant. Such unusual combinations always indicate a high level of skill of the cook.

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You will need to wash the spinach and dry it.

Then fry the leafy vegetable for a few minutes in a small amount of vegetable oil and add it to the finished puree, mix. Don't forget to add the classic ingredients - butter and milk.

Next, add a small amount of wasabi: it all depends on how much you like spicy food. You can also add a little grated hard cheese if you wish.

You've definitely never tried such an original puree.

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Julia Arkhipova Expert / Belnovosti