News article, 27. October 2021

Burning love with a twist

Recipe of the month.

Try an exciting new version of the Danish dish – Burning Love – with some delicious mashed root vegetables. The dish is served with crispy bacon, soft onions, fried apple and beetroot, sprinkled with chopped chives.

by voresmad.dk

for 4

Mashed root vegetables

900 g potatoes
2 parsnips, 200 g
200 g celery
2 dl milk
25 g butter
Salt and pepper

Bacon, onions and apple

250 g smoked bacon, preferably dry cured or 300 g pork belly
1 large and 1 small onion, approx. 300 g
1 apple, 110 g
100 g beetroot
25 g chives

approx. 30 mins

Method

Mashed root vegetables

Peel the parsnips, clean the celery and cut into small pieces.
Transfer to a saucepan and cover with water.
Boil for approx. 20 mins until soft.
Drain.
Mash with a hand mixer or a potato masher.
Heat the milk in a pan.
Add the hot milk to the mashed parsnips & celery and beat until smooth.
Add the butter and season.

Bacon, onions, beetroot and apple

Cut the bacon into small pieces.
Peel the onions and cut into slices or cubes.
Fry the bacon pieces until crisp.
Pat the bacon dry with some kitchen towel.
Fry the onions in the bacon fat until soft and golden.
Cut the apple and beetroot into pieces and fry with the onions.

Serving

Spoon the bacon/onion/beetroot/apple mixture over the mashed root vegetables. Chop the chives and sprinkle over the dish.

Tips

Use a potato press or juicer to mash the parsnips.
Instead of parsnips and celery try carrots or hamburg parsley.
Instead of fresh beetroot try pickled beetroot and/or cucumber.

ENERGY DISTRIBUTION

Energy distribution and content per person:
With smoked bacon
Protein 12%
Carbohydrate 42%
Fat 47%
2230 kJ – 533 kcal

With pork belly
Protein 14%
Carbohydrate 38%
Fat 48%
2423 kJ – 579 kcal