Dinner

Apple Potato Mash (Hete bliksem)

Name: Apple Potato Mash (Hete bliksem)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 250g apples, cleaned, chopped; reserve a few pieces for slicing; 250g potatoes, cleaned, peeled, and cut into even chunks; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp maple syrup; ground cinnamon, for seasoning, sprinkling; 4 streaky bacon; 200g cheese, cut into small pieces or slices; salt, plus more as needed, pinch; 1 egg, whisked; 50g sesame seeds; butter, a little; water, for boiling, as needed

A Dutch-style chunky mash of apples and potatoes, served with crisp bacon, maple-cinnamon apples, and sesame-crusted cheese.

45 min
430 kcal
Dutch
Side dish

Mellowpan tip: Makes 4 servings, so there’s room for leftovers. Plan them into your week.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Clean and peel the potatoes, then cut them into evenly sized chunks.
Step 2:
Boil the potatoes in salted water for about 10 minutes.
10 min
Step 3:
Add the cleaned, chopped apples and the cinnamon stick to the boiling water.
Step 4:
Boil for another 10 minutes, or until the apples and potatoes are cooked to your liking.
10 min
Step 5:
Meanwhile, cook the streaky bacon in a dry frying pan until crisp.
Step 6:
Set the bacon aside to drain on paper towels.
Step 7:
Slice a few apple pieces.
Step 8:
Melt a little butter in a frying pan.
Step 9:
Add the apple slices, maple syrup, and some ground cinnamon, then simmer until the apple is soft.
Step 10:
Prepare one plate with the whisked egg and another plate with the sesame seeds.
Step 11:
Cut the cheese into small, manageable pieces or slices.
Step 12:
Dip the cheese in the egg, coating all sides.
Step 13:
Dip the cheese in the sesame seeds, covering it completely.
Step 14:
Heat a nonstick frying pan over high heat until very hot.
Step 15:
Add a cheese slice and cook quickly until the sesame seeds are brown.
Step 16:
Turn the cheese and cook the other side.
Step 17:
Drain the apples and potatoes and remove the cinnamon stick.
Step 18:
Mash the apples and potatoes together, keeping the mash as chunky as you like.
Step 19:
Taste and season with ground cinnamon and salt as needed.