Dutch Stamppot

Dutch Stamppot
Dutch stamppot is the ultimate comfort food of the Netherlands. There are countless versions of this yummy goodness; always mashed potatoes cooked with other vegetables with some type of pork over the top; usually smoked sausage or thick slices of slab bacon. My recipe is very typical; mashed potatoes with sautéed kale, shallots, and garlic mixed in, topped with sliced kielbasa.
Equipment
- potato masher
Ingredients
- 1 lb smoked sausage or Dutch rookwurst; sliced
Mashed Potatoes
- 2 lbs potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1 tbsp salt divided
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large shallot finely chopped
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 bunch kale washed and chopped
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp vinegar
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in the potatoes and boil until soft; about 10 minutes. Drain.

- Add in the milk, butter, and black pepper. Mash with a potato masher. Set aside.

- While the potatoes are boiling, heat up olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add in the shallots and cook for 4 minutes.

- Add in the garlic and cook for a minute.

- Stir in the kale. Sauté for 5 minutes.

- Pour in the water and vinegar. Cover and let the kale wilt even more; about 5 minutes.

- Mix in the kale with the mashed potatoes.

- In the same sauté pan, brown the smoked sausage; about 4-5 minutes a side.

- Top the mashed potatoes with the smoked sausage.


