Cheese & chive mash with bacon

• floury potatoes↗1kg kg

  such as King Edward, cut into similar-sized chunks

• rashers streaky bacon↗4

  chopped

• milk↗100ml ml
• mature cheddar↗100g g

  grated

• grated nutmeg↗pinch pinch
• chivessmall bunch

  finely chopped

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Put the potatoes in a large pan of salted water, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 mins or until completely tender. Drain well. Meanwhile, fry the bacon until crisp.

2. 2

   Mash the potatoes until smooth, then stir through the milk, cheese, nutmeg, bacon pieces and half the chives. Season, then sprinkle over the remaining chives to serve.