Curly kale mash - Dutch style

True, Dutch cuisine isn't as exciting as, let's say, Italian or French cuisine. Some might even say that there's no ground for foodblog entries, but I happen to disagree. You see, I'm very Dutch (blue eyes, love tulips, no wooden shoes though) and I actually really enjoy old-fashioned Dutch food.

Dutch food is most typical real winter food. Many traditional Dutch dishes are some form of potatoe mash and this favourite of mine is no exception: Curly kale mash with smoked sausage. If smoked sausage isn't available to you, you could go Italian after all and substitute it for cacciatore, a spicy Italian sausage.
Serve this dish with pickles. Give it a try, you'll love it!

From: Dutch cuisine - T. Spierings

Ingredients (serves 4):

600 gr curly kale, finely chopped (21.2 oz / 4 cups)
1 kg potatoes, peeled, in pieces (35.3 oz / 6.6 cups)
1 fresh smoked sausage
1.5 dl hot milk (5.3 fl oz / 0.6 cups)
35 gr butter (1.25 oz / 0.2 cups)
1 tbsp mustard
salt

Cook the curly kale for about 10 minutes in a pan with a little water.
Put the potatoes in a large pan, divide the pre-cooked curly kale over them and put the sausage on top. Again add a little water. Cook everything for about 30 minuten until done.
Remove the sausage and pour off the cooking liquid. Mash the curly kale together with the potatoes, milk, butter and mustard and season with salt.
Cut the sausage into pieces and serve with the curly kale mash.