Stoemp - Belgian Mashed Potato recipe adds heavy cream and leeks to plain old mashed potatoes that is perfect as a side for winter or spring meals. When it's cold outside, mashed potato becomes a comfort food to get through the winter days, but this dish helps you add a couple of further seasonal produce to your mashed tatties.
One of the ways to get through the cold is eat hearty meals and the Belgians have this down! With beer, warm waffles doused in warm chocolate sauce and many ways to eat potatoes they are truly wise in how to make yourself happy despite the temperature outside.
Stoemp - Belgian Mashed Potato is a traditional mashed potato dish where you add leeks and cream to really up the flavor and if you are trying to go for an authentic Belgian meal than add some quality sausages on the side and a good beer to drink.
Stoemp - Belgian Mashed Potato History
The only reference to the origins of this dish I could find 'Hailing from Brussels since the 19th century and made with the ingredients harvested by humble potato farmers, you’d be hard-pressed to find a dish more quintessentially Belgian than stoemp – or ‘stomp,’ as it’s pronounced in its typical Brabantian dialect.' Thank you to Culture Trip for so perfectly encapsulating what makes this dish so special.
Why you'll love this
Mashed potatoes
Potatoes are beloved and mashed ones are a great addition to any warming meal.
Those creamy leeks
Creamy leeks add a depth for a stellar twist on a classic.
How to prepare Belgian Mashed Potato
- Mash your tattys: Cook until soft and mash. Then set them aside.
- Cook: Cook the onions and garlic lightly and then add in those leeks.
- Creamed stock: Add in the cream and stock and stir, covering and cooking.
- Reduce: Reduce that cream without the vegetables.
- Stir: Stir in the mashed potatoes and leeks until combined.
- Serve it up: Spoon into your serving dish and dig in!
Tips for the best Belgian Mashed Potato
Serving suggestion: You could absolutely add a twist to this by stirring through caramelized onions or topping with crunchy onions.
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How to make Belgian Mashed Potato:
Place the potatoes in a pot with water and cook on medium heat until a knife easily pierces the cubes without them falling apart.
Mash until smooth and set aside.
Place the butter, onion and garlic in a frying pan on medium heat and cook for 1 minute. Add the sliced leeks and cook until translucent, approximately 5 minutes.
Add the stock and cream, stir and cover, simmering for 10 minutes.
Drain the cream into a pourable bowl and remove the leeks from the pan.
Return the liquid to the heat and allow to simmer and thicken, approximately 10 minutes.
Add the leeks and potatoes thickened cream and stir together until smooth and combined.
Spoon into your serving dish.
Serve immediately.
Belgian Mashed Potato
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Side,
- Cuisine: Belgian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Belgian Mashed Potato recipe is creamy mashed potatoes flecked with soft leeks make for an upgraded take on this classic.
Ingredients
2 ½ large / 1 pound potatoes, peeled and cubed
28 grams / 2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 leeks, finely sliced (don’t use the dark green top)
60 milliliters / ¼ cup vegetable stock
60 milliliters / ¼ cup pouring cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the potatoes in a pot with water and cook on medium heat until soft (a knife should go through it easily, but they shouldn’t be crumbling apart). Mash or puree with a hand blender and set aside.
- Place the butter, onion and garlic in a frying pan on medium heat and cook for 1 minute. Add the sliced leeks and cook until translucent.
- Add the stock and cream, stirring to cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Drain the liquid off into a container and remove the leek mixture from the pan. Return the liquid to the heat and allow to simmer, reduce and thicken for a further 10 minutes.
- Add the leeks and potatoes to the mixture and stir through to combine.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Serving suggestion: You could absolutely add a twist to this by stirring through caramelized onions or topping this with crunchy onions.
Adapted from Food.com
Nutrition
- Calories: 234 calories per serve
Keywords: side dish, potato dish, belgian recipe
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