Rotmos

By John, 6 February, 2022
Region
Sweden
Description

"Swedish Root-Mash"Rotmos is Swedish for "root-mash". As you would expect, this is a simple dish of baked mashed root vegetables.

The basic recipe is quite plain, and indeed much Swedish food is rather plain if you've just spent two years exploring Italian cuisine! You can jazz this up a little by using a strong vegetable stock or other stock, but don't go crazy if you are trying to set out an authentic Julbord.

Yield
8 Servings
Preparation time
30 minutes
Cooking time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Ingredients
1 Rutabaga (small)
3 Parsnips (peeled)
3 carrots (peeled)
1 End of a cut onion
3 boiling potatoes (peeled)
Instructions
  1. Peel the vegetables. Cut them into large evenly sized pieces, about 1½ inches across.
  2. Place the rutabaga and parsnip into a saucepan and cover with lightly salted water. Add the onion-end to the saucepan for a little more flavor. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 30 minutes.
  3. Add the carrots and simmer for another 10 minutes.
  4. Peel the potatoes and cut them up so that they are about the same size as the other root vegetables. Add them to the pot and let everything boil together for about 15 minutes, until the potatoes are soft, without disintegrating.
  5. Drain the vegetables, but keep the liquid.
  6. Mash the potatoes with a ricer, potato masher or using a hand-held electric whisk. Whisk in some butter, and then a little of the reserved liquid until you have the right consistency to go with the rest of the meal. Have a taste and season with a little more salt, pepper and butter, if desired.
  7. Transfer to a buttered oven-safe serving dish and set aside until needed. When it's time to serve, dot the top ith a little more butter and reheat at 350 for about 30 minutes. 
Source

https://www.swedishfood.com/swedish-food-recipes-side-dishes/192-root-mash