Philosopher (dish)
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Philosopher (filosoof) is a dish from the Dutch cuisine. It is an oven dish made of beef, potatoes, onions and apples.
Ingredients:
- 300-400 grams cold, stewed beef
- 40 gram fat (cold gravy or butter)
- 4 large onions, sliced into thin rings
- 800 grams boiled potatoes, cut into slices (ca. 4 mm)
- salt
- pepper from the mill
- nutmeg
- 3½ dl skimmed gravy
- 4 spoons of crushed white bread (stale)
- apple compôte
Procedure:
Cut the meat into small pieces (ca. 5 mm). Heat the frying fat or butter in a fryingpan or a small wok. Fry the onions until the are golden brown. Put the onions aside.
Put a layer after lkayer of potatoes, meat and onions on top of each other in an ovenproof dish. Season each layer of potatoes with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Make sure the top layer consists of potatoes. Pour the gravy over the top layer and scatter the bread crumps over it all. Put some lumps of butter here and there.
Pre-heat the oven until 200°C . Cook the dish for about 30 minutes. Serve immediately with the apple compôte
Notes, tips, and variations:
The taste improves if you let the dish rest for a while in the fridge before putting it in the oven.
