Category: Main dishes
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Slastamp met sliptong
“Slastamp” is an abbreviation for lettuce mashed potatoes. In the past it was called “stoemp verte”. Where “stoemp” refers to “stamppot” which are mashed potatoes and “verte” means green in French. This dish is considered as a substitute for salads. The season for sole falls in the same season as the lettuce season. That is…
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Vijfschaft
“Vijfschaft” can literally be translated to “Five lunchbreak”. It’s called like this, because it consists out of five ingredients. This dish originates back a few hundred years ago and comes from Utrecht. Back then it was mainly eaten by farmers during the frost period. Ingredients 2 persons Vijfschaft – 700 grams potatoes – 200 grams…
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Kibbeling
It’s probably the most commonly eaten fish snack in the Netherlands… Kibbeling. In the past, instead of throwing away old fish, people would use this fish to make kibbeling. It was very tasty when topped with plenty of seasoning. Today the highest quality is made with fresh cod. I will serve the Kibbeling with a…
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Jachtschotel
Imagine a hunter returning home with fresh meat. This is when the “Jachtschotel” hunting dishes are prepared. It contains of beef steaks, onions, potatoes and apples. Since it’s an autumn dish, I will serve it with stewed pears and sweet red cabbage. This recipe consists of two parts. One being the stew and the second…
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Zeeuwse mosselen
“Mosselpan”, pan of mussels. A dish from Zeeland located in the South-West of the Netherlands. Very delicious when served with fresh bread and butter. Ingredients – 1 to 2 kg of mussels – 1 half small onion – 1 carrot – 1 half leek – 1 stalk of celery – 25 grams of butter –…
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Zoervleisj
“Zoervleisj”, literally means sour meat. A dish from Limburg located in the South of the Netherlands. Very delicious when served with fries and salad.Originally it’s made with horse meat and you need to wait for 3 hours until it’s finished. But don’t worry, I’ve made it a lot easier and quicker for you.For this recipe…
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Blote billetjes in het gras
This is a very unusual Dutch dish with a funny name. “Blote billetjes in het gras”, literally translated as “Bare bottoms in the grass”. It’s often cooked for small children. I will serve this with “krieltjes”, which are tiny potatoes and smoked sausage. Ingredients 2 persons – 400 grams of white beans (pre-cooked) – 400…
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Asperges met ham en ei
May means “Asparagus month” in the Netherlands. This will amaze you. Dutch asparagus are not green but white coloured. Also called white gold. And the taste is sweeter. We are going to make asparagus with: potatoes, eggs, ham, and butter sauce. You can also use green asparagus for this recipe. Ingredients Asparagus – 8 white…
