This BBQ recipe is a comforting Dutch classic that warms the soul. In this recipe, we'll be diving into the world of Hutspot with Klapstuk. It's a hearty dish that combines tender brisket with a flavorful carrot and potato mash. Perfect for chilly days or whenever you're craving some true Dutch comfort food. Let's get started!"
Ingredients
2 kg / 4.4 lbs Brisket (klapstuk)
3 tbsp table salt
3 tbsp course black pepper
50 grams 1.8 oz beef tallow
500 ml / 2 cups beef broth
250 ml / 1 cup red wine
650 grams / 1.3 lbs carrots
450 grams / 1 lbs yellow onion
900 grams 2 lbs peeled potatoes
50 grams / 1.8 oz butter
100 ml / 0.4 cups milk
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How to
- Ask your butcher or buy/slice of a cut of 2 kg or 4.4 lbs brisket called Klapstuk (dutch).
- Season the Klapstuk with 3 tbsp of fine salt and 3 tbsp of course black pepper.
- Heat up your dutch oven and melt 50 grams or 1.8 oz of beef tallow.
- Sear the klapstuk on a high temperature on all sides until you see a light bron maillard effect.
- Take out the klapstuk and remove the fat from the dutch oven.
- Place the klapstuk back in the dutch oven.
- Add 500 ml or 2 cups of beef broth.
- Add 250 ml or 1 cup of quality red wine.
- Coarsely chop 1 carrot and quarter 1 onion and add it to the pan.
- Add 4 cloves and 2 bay leaves to the dutch oven.
- Close the lit and let it slowly simmer on a medium low temperature.
- Boil 900 grams or 2 lbs of peeled potatoes until they turn soft and crumbly.
- Mash them up with a potato masher.
- Add 50 grams or 1.8 oz of butter.
- Add 100 ml or 0.4 cups of milk.\
- Use a potato seever to seeve the cooked potato in a bowl or pan.
- Coursley slice up 600 grams or 1.3 lbs carrots and 300 grams or 0.7 lbs onion.
- Cooke them and use a masher to mash them little bit more chunky than the potatoes.
- Add the onion and carrots to the potatoes along with 1 tsp of table salt and mix it up until it becomes what the Dutch call Hutspot.
- Once the beef has a beautiful bark and it became fall apart tender it's time to take it out and slice it in portions.
- Serve up a plate of smooth Hutspot on a plate and add a big chunk of tender Klapstuk beef.
