
The following recipe is one of my favourite comfort foods. It’s a Dutch dish that I grew up with! It’s super simple and very budget friendly. As for the Stamppot, I provided an actual recipe, but when I make it, I simply mash together carrots and potatoes with some butter and milk.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ to 2 pounds lean boneless beef, diced
- 1 tsp. salt
- Ground pepper
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 2 large onions, cut into rings
- 5 Tbsp. flour
- 3 cups beef broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. vinegar
Instructions
- Toss the diced meat with salt and pepper.
- Heat the butter and sauté the meat and onions over high heat until lightly browned.
- Add the flour and cook, stirring 2 minutes.
- Add the broth gradually, stirring up the brown bits clinging to the bottom of the pan.
- Add the remaining ingredients, cover and simmer slowly for 1 ½ hours.
- Serve over the Dutch Winter Stamppot, or with rice or boiled potatoes
Ingredients
- 8 large carrots, peeled and sliced
- 3 large onions, peeled and cut into rings
- 3-4 cups water
- 1 tsp. salt (optional)
- 1 tsp margarine/butter
- 10 medium potatoes, peeled and cut up
- ¾ cup margarine/butter
- Salt (optional) and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place carrots and onions and onions in a 6-quart Dutch oven along with the water, 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. butter.
- Boil until tender.
- Meanwhile, boil the potatoes until tender in a separate pot.
- Drain the carrots and onions, reserving 1/3 cup of the boiling liquid.
- Return the carrots, onions and 1/3 cup reserved liquid to the Dutch oven.
- Drain the potatoes and add them to the Dutch oven.
- Mash the carrots, onions and potatoes until well incorporated.
- Add the rest of the butter, salt (optional) and pepper to taste.
- The dish should be a lovely orange colour from the carrots.
Notes
Taken from the cookbook “Let’s go Dutch” by Johanna (van der Zeijst) Bates











I had something exactly like this in a restaurant in Amsterdam! Really nice, comfort food!
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I would call this a good winter comfort food, even on cool days. This is so yummy! My recipe from my mother is almost the same as this. Lekker!
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