Raw endive mash

serves 2

Ingredients:

* 500g potatoes

* 500g endive

* 300g smoked bacon cubes

* Milk

* Pepper to taste
* Salt to taste

Additional:

* Butter

Preparation:

Finally a traditional Dutch dish! One of my personal favourites too. Never knew how to make it exactly without having a dull taste, up until this day! And this day I will share it with you.

Peel the potatoes and cut in quarters. Put in a boiling pan and fill with water until the potatoes are just under water. Add some salt to taste. Boil until they are soft, checking every now and then by using a fork. Meanwhile heat up a skillet without oil and fry the bacon cubes until they start to get crispy. Too crispy isn't good, but too soft isn't either, you should get them just right. A good indicator is looking at how they colour. Once they are done, turn off the heat and leave them. Don't throw the fat away.

Once the potatoes are done add some milk and mash the potatoes with a masher. Add more milk if necessary. Now add the bacon with the fat and mash until mixed. You could also add butter to make it  jucier, but I didn't do this because I added the fat from the bacon. Add pepper and salt to taste if you like. I recommend not to use too much salt as the bacon is salty enough. Add the endive in batches and keep mashing until mixed evenly.

Serve with a meatball, sausage, or any other juicy piece of meat that you like.
I hope you like this recipe and hopefully until next time.

Yours truly,

Mike