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Beet, Potato and Egg Mash
Sounds like a crazy combo, right? Well, it is. Kinda.
I have a girlfriend who is every bit the cook freak that I am. Worse, actually. Put her in a kitchen and she turns into a mad cheshire cat on speed. Suffice to say that when I open my inbox first thing in the morning and find a recipe from her with the message: “Make this. STAT“, attached to it, I get all excited because I know she’ll have come up or ran into a unique and great recipe. I clearly have no life.
Then I steal it for my website. Payback for all the pounds I’ve added from her recipes.
Here’s what I found in my inbox yesterday morning. Tried it and fell madly in love with it. If you’re into beets, as we are, here’s a really different and fabulous way of eating them.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds potatoes
1 pound beets
2 hard-boiled eggs
1 large onion
2 tbsp sour cream
1/4 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp water
1/2 tsp curry powder
1 tbsp whole grain mustard
1/8 tsp nutmeg
pepper
salt
Directions:
Peel the potatoes, wash them and cut the bigger ones in 4 and the smaller ones in half. Boil them in lightly salted water for about 20 to 25 minutes.
Finely mince a large onion.
The potatoes will be boiling by now.
Heat the butter and sauté the onion until translucent.
The beets. I’ve bought mine precooked and chopped. No need to work harder than strictly necessary, right?
Add them to the onions, season them with a pinch of salt, pepper, and 1/8 tsp nutmeg. Pour in the water, put the lid on and let them steam a little for 10 to 15 minutes.
Mix up the milk, sour cream, whole grain mustard, and curry powder. I was making a double batch here, so your measuring cup won’t be as full, mind you!
Finely chop the eggs.
Stir those beets now and then. They’ll turn deep red. It’s gorgeous.
As soon as your potatoes are done, you drain them. Steam-dry them for a few minutes.
Then lightly mash them but keep them somewhat coarser than you would, say, mashed potatoes. Stir in the beets, add the eggs and bit by bit you pour in the seasoned milk (make sure it doesn’t get mushy).
Check the seasoning.
This will sound crazy, but this beautiful red and flavorful mash is totally irresistible when eaten with fish sticks! It makes for a pretty kid friendly meal, too.
| Beet, Egg and Potato Mash | |
| Ingredients |
1 pound beets 2 hard-boiled eggs 1 large onion 2 tbsp sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 tbsp butter 3 tbsp water 1/2 tsp curry powder 1 tbsp whole grain mustard 1/8 tsp nutmeg pepper salt |
| Directions |
Add the beets to the onion and season them with a pinch of salt, pepper and the nutmeg. Pour in 3 tbsp water, put the lid on and simmer them over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir now and then. Mix the milk, sour cream, curry powder, and whole grain mustard. Finely mince the eggs. Drain the potatoes, steam-dry them for a few minutes and lightly mash them. Stir in the beets, add the eggs and pour in the seasoned milk but make sure it doesn’t get mushy. Tastes great when served with fish sticks! |
| Meal type: | side dish |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Copyright: | © kayotickitchen.com |
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Ooh, thank you! I’m so going to try this next time I have beetroot. I love them to bits but usually end up making a salad (warm, with red onions, a balsamic vinaigrette and crumbled feta cheese).
It looks strange but it sounds good! Will have to give it a try soon. Thanks for sharing! :-)
WOW! This looks awesome. Very cool recipe!
Pre cooked and chopped – does that mean that it’s ok to use the beetroot straight out of the can?
@Shannon:
Absolutely!
Oh, I’m gonna make this tonight, we love beetroot and I am always looking for simpel veggie dishes.
Shannon, the beetroot Kay is using is not pickled in vinegar, unlike the beetroots in England. So I would look out for plain-cooked ones or cook them yourself.
And this is why you’re a kitchen genius! You combine things I never would have thought to put together. I can’t wait to try this!
Niet te geloven, ik at dit altijd als kind. De rest van de familie gruwelde ervan, maar ik vond het heerlijk. Soms maakte ik het nog erger door er ook kropsla door heen te doen, zag er zeer onsmakelijk uit, maar ik vond het heerlijk.
@Therese:
Dat is dus hoe ik het al kind ook at! Bietjes, aardappelen en jus geprakt, en dan een schep sla erdoor heen :)
@Jenna:
I can’t take credit for this one, simply followed directions :)
Oh and I love the shot of the whirring whisk stirring the milk mix. :)
@Saskia: I don’t think I see beetroot in the non-canned form very often, not even in the vegetable section of the supermarket :p If I do this, I will probably use the canned stuff and just drain and rinse it a little instead.
Never ate beets in my entire life! Tried this last week, and oh my this was very very good!!
b.t.w. Every weekend it’s Kayotic weekend!
Hubby and I pick something from your recipe list and we always love it !
I finally made this one and it’s great! Tastes good with the skins left on the potatoes, too (I couldn’t find my peeler).
anything with beets is good,love them…
this recipe looks a little like huzaren salade,do you know it?
@johanna:
Sure I know huzaren salade, but must admit I seldom to never make that myself.
Sour Cream was not in in fridge, but Hüttenkäse tasted just as nice.