Name: Stamppot
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Netherlands
Ingredients: 2 lb (900 g) potatoes, peeled and cut up; 1 lb (450 g) kale, stemmed and chopped (or sauerkraut); 4 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup (120 ml) warm milk; 1 smoked sausage (rookworst), about 12 oz (340 g); Salt, pepper and nutmeg; Mustard; Gravy or bacon bits to top

Where it comes from

Stamppot is a classic Dutch home meal in which potatoes are mashed with a vegetable, butter and milk. Variants include boerenkool with kale, hutspot with carrots and onions, and zuurkool with sauerkraut.

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Recipe

Make Stamppot at home

Serves 4Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

2 lb (900 g) potatoes, peeled and cut up
1 lb (450 g) kale, stemmed and chopped (or sauerkraut)
4 tbsp butter
1/2 cup (120 ml) warm milk
1 smoked sausage (rookworst), about 12 oz (340 g)
Salt, pepper and nutmeg
Mustard
Gravy or bacon bits to top

How it's made

Boil the potatoes in salted water 10 minutes.
Add the kale on top of the potatoes, cover and steam together 10 more minutes until tender.
Meanwhile, simmer the sausage in hot water (not boiling) for 10 to 15 minutes.
Drain the potatoes and kale well.
Mash roughly with butter, warm milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Make a well in the center and pour in some gravy.
Slice the sausage and serve with mustard.