Himmel und Erde, literally means "heaven and earth". It is said that the apples are the 'heaven' because they come from the trees up in the sky, and the potatoes are the 'earth' because they come from the ground.
Some versions are made by mixing mashed potatoes with applesauce and it is very often served with blood sausage and topped with fried onions. I don't think there is a definitive recipe - this is just my contribution. This isn’t a recipe with precise measurements of ingredients. Help yourself to as much mashed potato, apple, onion rings and black pudding as you like!
Ingredients
Some versions are made by mixing mashed potatoes with applesauce and it is very often served with blood sausage and topped with fried onions. I don't think there is a definitive recipe - this is just my contribution. This isn’t a recipe with precise measurements of ingredients. Help yourself to as much mashed potato, apple, onion rings and black pudding as you like!
Ingredients
- Mashed potatoes
- Apple (I used Pink Lady)
- Black pudding slices
- Onion
- Milk
- Flour
- Paprika
- Butter
- Olive oil
- Fresh sage leaves
- Slice the apple across the diameter into fairly thick rounds.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a frying pan and add the apple rounds. Cook over a low heat, turning once, until the apple is tender and golden. This will take approx. 20 mins.
- Make the mashed potatoes however you like them. I added olive oil, cream and milk.
- Fry slices of black pudding for a few minutes on each side.
- Slice the onion into thin rings. Mix the flour with paprika, to taste,
- Dip each onion ring into milk, then the flour mix.
- Deep fry the onion rings for a few minutes until crisp and golden.
- Fry the sage leaves for a few seconds until crisp.
- Plate as desired. Drizzle the butter/oil from frying the apples over and around.
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