🥔 Himmel und Erde
Himmel und Erde, "heaven and earth", is a German dish of mashed potatoes mixed with stewed apples, topped with slices of fried black pudding and onions browned in butter. The "earth" is the potato and "heaven" the apple from the tree, and together they make a sweet-savoury, comforting plate. It is a hearty autumn and winter meal.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 800 g floury potatoes, peeled and cut up
- 3 tart apples, peeled and sliced
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 300 g black pudding, sliced
- 2 onions, sliced into rings
- 30 g butter
- Salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg
Method
- Boil the potatoes in salted water for about 20 minutes until soft.
- Meanwhile simmer the apples with the sugar and a splash of water for 10 minutes until soft.
- Drain and mash the potatoes with half the butter, then fold in the apples and season.
- Fry the onions in the remaining butter until golden, then fry the black pudding slices for 2–3 minutes per side.
- Serve the mash topped with black pudding and onions.
How to make it lighter
- Black pudding is the fattiest part — 2–3 slices per person are enough.
- Mash the potatoes with some of their cooking water instead of extra butter.
- Leave out the sugar when the apples are sweet enough.
History
The dish is traditional in the Rhineland, Westphalia and Lower Saxony, and it is often said to date back at least to the 18th century. In Cologne it is commonly served with fried blood sausage, known locally as Flönz.
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