This is my favorite food, perfect for a cold day!
Traditional Dutch winter recipe:
"boerenkool stamppot"
Kale Mash- 2 pounds of potatoes, peeled (choose a kind that is easy to mash)
- 1 pound of curly kale, shredded
- 6oz pound of diced bacon
- 2 polish sausages*
- mustard
- salt
- pepper
- milk
- vinegar (regular)
- gravy packet, or freshly made gravy
*Polish sausages are not what's traditionally used, but "rookworst" or smoked sausage is hard to find in the U.S.. Polish sausage is similar, but make sure you pick one with fine meat, not crude.
Boil the potatoes, and boil the curly kale.
Meanwhile, bake the diced bacon until slightly crispy and put the bacon to the side. Use the fat to make the gravy.
Cook the sausages.
When the potatoes and kale are done mash them together in a large pan.
Add mustard, a bit of milk, vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. It should be quite hearty.
Stir in the bacon and put gravy in a gravy boat or bowl.
Slice the sausages and arrange on top of the mash.
Can be served with gherkins or pickled onions
