Stoemp is a very popular purée throughout Belgium made from potatoes and carrots but enriched with cream and bacon. It can be eaten alone but is usually accompanied by sausages.
INGREDIENTS (4 people)
- 700 grams (1.5 lbs) of potatoes
- 300 grams (0.7 lbs) of carrots
- 100 grams (3.5 oz) of bacon cut into strips
- 100 ml (half a cup) of cooking cream or whole milk
- 3 tablespoons butter flakes
- Half a teaspoon of salt
- Half a teaspoon of ground black pepper
- A pinch of nutmeg
In a saucepan with plenty of water, boil the potatoes and peeled carrots.
While they are cooking, fry the bacon strips in a frying pan, in their own fat, until they are crispy.
Remove the vegetables and let them drain. It must be fast, so they don't get cold.
Transfer the vegetables to a bowl and mash and mix with a fork. It doesn't have to be a fine result. Moreover, if coarse much better.
Add the salt, pepper, nutmeg and bacon. We mix well.
Add the butter flakes - you can do this simply by scraping the block of butter with a spoon - over the hot surface of the puree, letting them melt without mixing.
We serve very hot and if we want accompanied by meat or a sausage.