Netherlands / Bread
Philosopher's Stew
Philosopher's stew (Dutch: filosoof) is a dish from the Netherlands. It is an oven-baked dish made of beef, potatoes, onions and apples.
Ingredients
- beef, stewed; cold300–400 g
- fat, cold gravy or butter40 g
- onion, large; thin rings4 piece
- potatoes, boiled; sliced about 4 mm thick800 g
- salt
- black pepper, ground
- nutmeg
- gravy, 350 ml; skimmed3 1/2 dl
- white bread, stale; crushed4 spoonful
- apple compote
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Cut the meat into small pieces (about 5 mm).
Heat the frying fat or butter in a frying pan or a small wok. Fry the onions until the are golden brown. Put the onions aside.
Put a layer after layer of potatoes, meat and onions on top of each other in an oven-proof 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 crumbs over it all.
Put some lumps of butter here and there.
Pre-heat the oven to 200°C. Bake the dish for about 30 minutes.
Serve immediately with the apple compôte
