Re: The Not So Humble Spud
I do like sprout mash... or something called hot lightning..
Ingredients for 4 people
1½ kg potatoes
1½ kg sour apples
500 gr minced beef
300 gr onion
250 gr sugar
Oil or butter
1 tl cinnamon
Salt and pepper to taste
Nutmeg if desired
Method
Put a pan with 1,5 ltr water on a medium heat
Peel the potatoes and cut them into blocks
Be sure that the potatoes are just covered by the water. They should take about 10-15 minutes to cook
In the meantime peel and core the apples cut them into blocks and put them in a large pan with about 5cm of water they don’t need to be covered. Make sure the pan is large enough to add the other ingredients to later. Let the apples cook making sure they don’t burn until they are reduced to a thick applesauce.
Chop the onion and gently fry this until its clear and glassy in a little oil or butter. Add the miced beef and let it brown in the pan
Mash the now cooked potatoes and add them to the apple sauce stir in the cooked minced beef and onion and then add the sugar , do this little by little the amount mentioned above is an indication only and really depends on two things A/ your own taste and B/ how sour your apples are.
The hot lightning should be soft and creamy in texture . Add the cinnamon and netmeg if desired plus the salt and pepper to taste give the whole mix a good stir and its ready to serve.
Take care, because its not called hot lightning for nothing, the dish holds its heat and a burnt mouth can make you want to swear!