Mashed Potatoes & Ground Beef

For the beef mixture: Take a medium saucepan and set it over medium heat. Put the ingredients into the pan in this order: butter (let it melt) then add garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper. Mix them all and cook for a minute until the garlic softens. Then add ground beef, onion, chives, parsley and rosemary and put the pan in the fridge for at least 15 minutes.

In a medium saucepan, boil potatoes (with peel still on) for 15-20 minutes. You’ll know when they’re ready when you stick a fork into one and feel that it’s tender.

As soon as you start boiling potatoes, take the pan with the beef mixture. Over medium heat, cook until the meat is browned, stirring constantly. Then, add diced tomato and cook it until tomato is softened. Turn heat to low and keep warm until potatoes are done.

Heat up milk in a saucepan over medium heat. It’s not necessary to boil it. Once hot, set aside.

As soon as potatoes are cooked, peel them. Use a cloth to hold them so you won’t be burned. Be careful, because potatoes take a long time to be cooled, but we can’t wait for them to cool off before we peel them. Sorry. Put the peeled potatoes into a large bowl.

Put some salt in with the potatoes and mash them. Then, drop in the butter and mix until it’s combined. Last, pour in the hot milk and mix again until all is combined. Taste and add additional salt if needed.

I like to serve like this while mashed potatoes are still warm. Put some potatoes on your plate and top with the meat mixture.

PS: Here’s a wonderful tip … Sprinkle some grated cheese on top of everything. It’ll be awesome!