Traditional Dutch Stamppot Recipe

The traditional Dutch Stamppot recipe is a very popular recipe in colder months of the year. It is a combination of root vegetables and mashed potatoes. The Dutch Sausage topping really brings this dish together. Go on give it a try.

What you’ll need

• 3 carrots
• 1/2 of a turnip
• 1 leek
• 1/2 of an onion
• 2 lbs potatoes
• ½ lb sweet potatoes
• 1 lb butternut squash
• 1 lb green cabbage
• ¼ cup of butter (add more dependent on taste)
• Salt and pepper
• 1 ½ lbs of Dutch sausage (Chorizo works well)
• Optional Cashews

How to cook it

After washing and cutting the vegetables, chop the onion. Peel and cut the potatoes, with the butternut squash, carrots, parsnips, turnip and the sweet potatoes.
Using a large stock pot, place the vegetables in water, this should be brought to boil and simmered for 15 minutes
During this time you can cook the Dutch sausage to the packaging requirements
Once the vegetables are tender they need draining for mashing, then season with salt and pepper to required taste. This is when the cup of butter is added and mashed
Now add the Dutch sausage to the top and serve
Enjoy!
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