Hutspot (Dutch Carrots, Potatoes and Onions)

DARColonial

Ingredients

2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into small chunks

2 pounds yellow onions, diced

2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters

1/2 pound chunk of smoked bacon

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1.Place carrots and onions into a large pot. Cover with 2 cups water.
2.Place chunk of bacon on top. Cover and cook 35 to 40 minutes, until onions and carrots are soft.
3.Remove bacon. Drain and reserve cooking liquid. Set cooked carrots and onions aside.
4.Boil potatoes in the same cooking liquid, cooking them until they fall apart.
5.Mash potatoes with carrots and onions. Stir in butter and salt.
6.Slice bacon into thin pieces, and serve alongside or on top of the hutspot.

Serve with Beef Braised in Brown Butter (Draadjesvlees).