Hutspot, the Belgian apple stew
A traditional Dutch dish, a slow-cooked stew of apples, carrots, and onions, prepared using the steaming method.
Hutspot is a typical Dutch dish, perfect for winter evenings. Made with potatoes, carrots, and onions, this stew is slowly cooked over steam to create an unforgettable flavor.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time5 hr
- Total5 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Cooking methodpan, oven
Ingredients
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Directions
- A delicious main course, seasoned with pepper and salt, cooked slowly by steaming for approximately 3 to 4 hours.

- Peel or coarsely chop the carrots and cut them into large pieces. ≈ 8 min

- Finely chop the onion (or Allium sativum) and peel the potatoes. ≈ 8 min

- Reheat the root vegetables in a pan with a little meat broth.

- Start with the carrots, then the onions, the bell peppers, the bay leaves, and finally add the meat last. ≈ 3 min

- Let it simmer gently until the carrots are tender (approximately 45 minutes).

- Add a small knob of butter (or, even better, beef fat), and plenty of pepper during the last 5 to 10 minutes of cooking. ≈ 3 min

- Drain off the cooking liquid, reserving some. ≈ 2 min

- Mash the potatoes thoroughly, and if they seem too dry, add a little broth.

- Season with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min

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