Homemade Mashed Potatoes

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This is another typical Riccia's dish. Our town I surrounded by a lot of farms where there is a good production of potatoes. There is a particular zone at 1000 metres of altitude producing potatoes famous in the whole region.

Ingredients:

-1 kg potatoes

-1/2 lt of milk

-3 tbsp butter

-1 tbsp of cheese

-salt

-pepper.

Directions

1.Take your potatoes and peel them, then cut them in a few(3-4) pieces.

2.Put those cut potatoes into a pot, cover them with cold water and add some salt. Bring them to boil and then let them simmer for about 15 minutes.

3.To be sure your potatoes are cooked, pierce one with a knife or a fork: if it's soft then it's done.

4.Drain the potatoes.

5.Now it's time to mash the potatoes. Use a wire masher(even a fork will work).

6.Place the mashed potatoes into a pan, add some salt and pepper, if necessary, then milk, butter and cheese. Simmer for a few minutes. Serve warm with meat or other courses.