Cookbook:Potato Stew
| Potato Stew | |
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| Category | Potato recipes | 
| Servings | 4 | 
| Time | 10 minutes | 
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Stewing is a great way to take care of left over potatoes. Potato stew goes well with sausages, meatballs, or smoked, salted or gravad fish.
Ingredients
- 10 boiled or raw potatoes
 - 30 ml wheat flour
 - 4 dl milk, preferably with high fat content (about 3%)
 - 20 ml butter (optional)
 - Salt
 - White pepper
 - Dill
 
Procedure
Using boiled potatoes
- Peel and dice the cold, already boiled, potatoes; make the cubes about 1–2 cm across.
 - Mix the flour with the milk in a saucepan. Be sure to make a smooth mix without lumps; it may help to add just a little bit of milk at the time until a smooth thick substance forms, then add the rest of the milk.
 - Add the butter, and bring the sauce to a boil.
 - Add the potatoes and boil gently for 5 minutes.
 - Add salt, pepper, and dill to taste.
 
With raw potatoes
- Peel and dice the potatoes; make the cubes about 1 cm across.
 - Put the diced potatoes in a saucepan, and add milk until it almost covers the potatoes.
 - Simmer until the potatoes are soft (about 10 minutes) stirring occasionally.
 - If the stew is too thin, add some roux to the potatoes and boil for a few more minutes.
 - Add salt, pepper, and dill to taste.
 
Notes, tips, and variations
- The dill can be substituted by parsley or chive.
 - Add 1–2 tablespoons (15 ml) of Dijon mustard to touch up the flavor.
 - For a low-fat alternative, omit the butter. Omitting the butter works perfectly fine but the stew will lose some of its smoothness and luster.
 
