COPPERStamppot recipe
Potatoes mashed together with raw shredded kale, butter and milk, served with a smoked sausage on top: the Dutch winter boerenkool stamppot.
Ingredients
- 800 g potatoes
- 400 g kale
- 300 g smoked sausage
- 50 g butter
- 100 ml milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
How to make Stamppot
- Peel 1 kg of potatoes and chop them into equal-sized chunks to ensure even cooking.
- Place the chopped potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water. Boil for 15-20 minutes until they are tender.
- After 10 minutes, add 400 g of chopped kale to the pot with the potatoes and continue cooking until both are tender.
- Once tender, drain the potatoes and kale in a colander to remove excess water.
- Return the potatoes and kale to the pot and mash them together with 50 g of butter until smooth and creamy.
- Pour in 100 ml of milk and stir until well combined, adjusting the creaminess to your liking.
- In a separate pan, cook 300 g of smoked sausage according to the package instructions, typically about 10-15 minutes.
- Slice the cooked smoked sausage and serve it on top of the creamy stamppot for a hearty dish.
What is Stamppot?
Stamppot is a traditional dish from Netherlands, boiled, and takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. It is built around potatoes, kale and smoked sausage. The recipe below uses 7 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Stamppot take?
At 40 minutes it is quicker than 89% of the 586 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 59 dishes built on potatoes. The method runs to 8 steps, the longest being 15 minutes.
Any tips for making Stamppot?
Cut the potatoes into equal-sized chunks so they cook evenly, and drain the potatoes and kale well before mashing them with the butter.
How Stamppot compares
Kale appears in no other dish in the atlas.
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