Stamppot Boerenkool
The ultimate Dutch winter dish — creamy mashed potatoes with kale and smoky sausage.
Budget Friendly
Comfort Food
Family Friendly
One Pot
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 300g curly kale, stems removed, finely chopped
- 1 rookworst or smoked sausage
- 50g butter
- 100ml warm milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Mustard, for serving
- Gravy (jus), for serving
Instructions
- 1 Boil potatoes in a large pot of salted water for 15 minutes.
- 2 Add chopped kale on top of the potatoes. Place the whole smoked sausage on top. Cover and cook for another 15 minutes until potatoes are very tender.
- 3 Remove sausage and set aside. Drain potatoes and kale.
- 4 Add butter and warm milk. Mash everything together until creamy but still slightly chunky. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5 Slice the sausage. Serve stamppot in deep plates with sausage on top.
- 6 Add a generous spoonful of mustard on the side and pour gravy over the top.
About This Recipe
Stamppot is the Netherlands' most beloved comfort food. The word literally means "mash pot" — boiled potatoes mashed together with a vegetable. Boerenkool (curly kale) is the most traditional version, eaten across the country from October through March.
Served with a juicy rookworst (smoked sausage) on top and a well of gravy, it's the definition of Dutch gezelligheid — warm, simple, and satisfying. Every Dutch person grew up eating this.