Easy cheesy mashed potato with spring onions

Name: Easy cheesy mashed potato with spring onions
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3-4 large potato’s - Roosters are best; 1 bunch spring onions, chopped; 1 tablespoon butter; 100 grams mature cheddar cheese grated; Salt; Pepper; 1/2 cup milk; 2 gloves garlic, sliced thinly

Ben the (reluctant) vegetarian 🥦 @reluctant_veggie

Bristol

This is a really easy side dish we cook a lot on Sunday evenings. It takes about 30 minutes and you can cook it alongside a roast or sausages. It is finished in the oven, which means that timing is easy as you can take all the hot food out at the end together. You can also cook your green vegetables on the hob whilst the food in the oven is finishing off.

We use whatever potatoes we have handy - but like Roosters the best. You can swap out the cheddar cheese for another cheese or the spring onions for cabbage if you like - or just not use them at all. The key thing is to season to taste before you put it in the oven.

Ben the (reluctant) vegetarian 🥦 @reluctant_veggie

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Ingredients

3-4large potato’s - Roosters are best
1 bunchspring onions, chopped
1 tablespoonbutter
100 gramsmature cheddar cheese grated
Salt
Pepper
1/2 cupmilk
2gloves garlic, sliced thinly

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Steps

1

Peel the potatoes and cut into even sized chunks and boil in a pot. If you cut the chunks evenly they will cook evenly - I tend to cut into inch thick slices.
2

Heat a pan on low to medium heat and add the butter. Once melted lightly fry off the spring onion and garlic until softened. Take off the heat whilst still green and fresh.
3

When soft to touch with a knife take the potatoes and drain. Leave for a good 5 minutes or more to let all the steam and water leave the potatoes.
4

Mash the potatoes or use a potato ricer. Add the spring onion, garlic (and butter) and milk. Season with plenty of salt and pepper to taste. You can add more butter if you like.Add to a baking dish and top with the grated cheese.
5

I have used cheddar cheese but you could use any hard cheese you like. You could skip the cheese - we often do - especially if you are going to serve with gravy.
6

Place in the oven between 175c and 200c for 15 minutes. This reheats the potato and sharpens up the taste. It also allows you to finish off the green veg to go with your meal. Use the grill to crisp up the top at the end.
7

Tonight we had sausages and peas. The sausages were popped in the oven for 30 minutes at 175c whilst I cooked the potatoes. The peas were boiled for 5 minutes from frozen