Hutspot
Prep time: 15 minutes || Cook time: 25 minutes || Serving: 4 || Rating 10/10
Ingredients
- 2 lb potatoes starchy, peeled and chopped
- 1 1/2 lb carrots, chopped
- 1 lb white onions, diced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup milk (or plant-based milk)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place the potatoes, carrots, bay leaf and onions in a pot and cover with water to level. Season with salt and mix.
- Bring to a boil and cook, covered, over medium heat for 25 minutes.
- Drain, remove the bay leaf and add all the rest into a large bowl.
- Using a potato masher, coarsely mash all of the mixture.
- Add the butter, milk, nutmeg and pepper. Mix.
- Adjust the seasoning if necessary and serve.
The hutspot is a mixture, which is mashed but should be coarse and not reduced to a smooth purée. Served and enjoyed as is or with gravy, or accompanying with a cut of beef, smoked bacon or smoked sausage.