'Hutspot' (Carrots/Potatoes/Onion Mash)

• 1½Lb (750g) potatoes, peeled and cut
• 2½Lb (1150g) carrots, scraped (if necessary) and cut in ½" (1 cm) pieces
• 1 large sweet onion, remove skin, cut in two and slice thinly

• 1Lb (500g) slow-cooking beef (beef for stew, rib of beef?)
• a little butter for preparing the meat

• (optional, as a side dish) 5-6 oz (150-180g) lentils or other legumes

1. (Optional) Start soaking beans the night before;
2. Start the meat (and beans) well in advance;
3. Peel, cut and wash potatoes;
4. Scrape carrots if necessary, wash and cut in ½" (1cm) pieces;
5. Peel onion, cut in two and slice thinly;
6. Put vegetables in a large pot, add 1 cup (500ml) water;
7. Bring to a boil and let cook for 30-35 minutes;
8. Drain water, mash and mix vegetables;
9. You may add ½cup (125 ml) hot milk;
10. Make a well for gravy in the vegetables mash on the plate.

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