Hutspot Hollande Recipes

HUTSPOT (DUTCH CARROTS, POTATOES AND ONIONS)

Steps:

• Place carrots and onions into a large pot. Cover with 2 cups water.
• Place chunk of bacon on top. Cover and cook 35 to 40 minutes, until onions and carrots are soft.
• Remove bacon. Drain and reserve cooking liquid. Set cooked carrots and onions aside.
• Boil potatoes in the same cooking liquid, cooking them until they fall apart.
• Mash potatoes with carrots and onions. Stir in butter and salt.
• Slice bacon into thin pieces, and serve alongside or on top of the hutspot.

GEHAKT BALLEN (DUTCH MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Place meatloaf mix in a large mixing bowl; crumble bread over meat and knead with hands to combine. Add milk and egg to meat mixture. Knead onion, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and pepper into meat mixture until well-combined. Form mixture into six equal-sized balls.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir meatballs in hot butter until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir water, tomatoes, beef broth, and onion soup mix into Dutch oven; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until meatballs are tender and cooked through, about 1 hour.

HUTSPOT ( HOLLANDE )

Steps:

• Faire bouillir les pommes de terre et les carottes dans de l'eau et du bouillon (un cube fera l'affaire si vous n'avez rien d'autre sous la main).
• Pendant ce temps, faites revenir les lardons pour qu'ils perdent une partie de leur gras.
• Quand tout est prêt, égoutter les légumes et les réduire en purée grossière, y mélanger les lardons, éventuellement de la crème fraîche, saler, poivrer.
• Disposer ensuite dans un plat à gratin, couvrir de fromage râpé et mettre au four jusqu'à ce que le fromage soit bien doré.
• Servir accompagné d'une salade.

HUTSPOT LEIDEN STYLE (HOTSPOT)

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in lg pot. Add 1 t salt and beef; cover and simmer for 2 to 2-1/2 hrs until tender. Drain, reserving the liquid. Keep the meat warm. For a more intense flavor, return liquid to pot and boil down to 2-1/2 to 3 C. Melt 2 T of the butter in heavy pot. Add onions and saute until soft but not brown. Add the carrots and potatoes, then add enough of the reserved cooking liquid to cover the veg. Reserve any leftover cooking broth as a base for soup. Simmer until veg are very tender, about 45 min. Drain and mash, adding the remaining butter and plenty of pepper. Season with salt, if needed. Transfer to heated bowl. Slice the meat and place around the veg.