Hachée: Dutch 'Beef' Stew

It was fun to make and the smell was great! However, my husband felt it was too spicy. As in too many spices used, and it took away the flavor of the veggies. Maybe less coriander?

PUL Team - Feb. 7, 2025, 4:18 a.m.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Isabela! You could definitely reduce the coriander or even omit it to let the veggie flavours shine more. Let me know if you try it again with adjustments! 😊

Can I substitute beyond meat with textured vegetable protein? We do not have access to mock meats in my city.

PUL Team - Dec. 15, 2024, 6:21 p.m.

Hey Riddhi! Yes, TVP should work great. Just make sure to rehydrate it first and taste the stew - feel free to adjust the spices as needed to perfect the flavour 🤗

Yum yum

Garlic cloves? The ingredients list is not entirely clear on what kind of cloves is meant

PUL Team - Dec. 9, 2024, 4:04 p.m.

Hey Olave, we mean whole cloves which are the dried flower buds of the clove tree, known for their warm, sweet, and aromatic flavour ☺️

Olave - Dec. 9, 2024, 5:57 p.m.

Thank you for the super quick response… off to cooking this undoubtedly tasty concoction

I’m Dutch and this tastes the way I remember my mom making it, before I went plant-based. I did, however, swap out the Beyond Mince for Albert Heijn’s vegan stoofstukjes, which are more similar to the stewed beef in hachee :)
I love seeing you make recipes from my culture, since I’ve been making your Afghan recipes for a while! 🇳🇱 🇦🇫

PUL Team - Dec. 4, 2024, 5:14 a.m.

Awe thanks a bunch for taking the time to share your experience with the recipe, Kris, it means a bunch 🥰

As a Dutchie, I can confirm this hachee tastes like the real thing! 10/10

Nice x

I only had the minced "meat" that you need to add water to available. Probably it's even better with fresh vegan minced "meat". I'm a fan of the potatoes!

This is good comfort food. We love this dish 🤗❤️

As soon as I saw this, I marked it to try as it reminded me of corned beef hash we used to have as kids. It's better. Sorry my childhood self, but this is just perfect 🤤😂 Those crispy potatoes with the thick gravy is the stuff of dreams. I prepared the potatoes first, so everything was ready at a similar time and it was worth the bit of effort to boil then roast. Comfort on a plate!

PUL Team - Sept. 8, 2024, 3:17 p.m.

Gosh so glad it brought back fond memories and that you enjoyed it even more, Rob! The crispy potatoes with thick gravy totally make for a comforting dish. Thanks for sharing your experience 🫶

We are doing 3 PUL-days this week! So my very much meat eater partner and me (vegeterian) are eating 3 times a recipe from the app and so far it's a huge succes.

Thank you AGAIN for everything you do.

Was very delicious, although a little too sweet for my taste so I added a little bit more vinegar and was great. Kids loved the potatoes 😊

PUL Team - Sept. 5, 2024, 1:54 p.m.

Hey there, Nikkie, how exciting to hear about the 3 days of PUL meals! Thank you for welcoming us into your kitchen and nourishing adventures. We hope you love the rest of the meals 🥰

The taste is so wholesome! We love it! We never ate potatoes that way and its a delicious alternative! Thank you!

This tasted amazing 🤩 Even my husband was shocked at how good it tasted, saying he didn’t expect it to taste as good as it did. Sometimes the simple dishes can surprise you. I will say I agree with another commenter that it was nice being able to create this dish completely from pantry staples.

PUL Team - May 27, 2024, 5:42 p.m.

Yayy it means so much to hear this, Nour, thank you 😊

I really enjoyed this meal so tasty and it's all ways good when there is roast potatoes on the plate. I went for seconds.

Shouldn't it be 12 potatoes instead of 9? I'm wondering how that translates into 4 portions. Also, one of the photos in the cook-along mode shows 12 potatoes cooking, and the main photo shows 3 potatoes on a dish. Will make this later today using 12 potatoes, but I'm just wondering if the calories and nutrients are correct.

PUL Team - May 6, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Hey Martunia, thanks so very much for pointing that out, indeed it's 12 potatoes ☺️ we've just updated the recipe. Hope you enjoy the hachée! 🥰

This was excellent!!! Was difficult to stop myself from eating seconds and thirds!

A really nice dish - I appreciate that it didn't require me to buy any new ingredients, but still managed to make for a unique and tasty flavour profile.

PUL Team - Feb. 15, 2024, 4:37 p.m.

So glad to hear you enjoyed the 'beef' stew, Kayla!

Delicious! And love the app. So easy!

This is FANTASTIC. I’ve not eaten much Dutch cuisine (aside from a stroopwafe), so this was a delicious treat! Will absolutely make it again!

PUL Team - Jan. 15, 2024, 12:57 a.m.

Yayy we're so happy to hear, Maggie, thank you! Here's to more tasty creations together 🤗

This was delicious. I did sub the beyond meat for a seasoned & baked tofu crumble & served it with a vegetable mash. Will definitely be a regular in my rotation.

PUL Team - Jan. 3, 2024, 6:42 p.m.

Baked tofu crumble and a vegetable mash sounds lovely, Kim, thank you!

Loved this recipe. So good for a cold, wet Scottish winters night 🌧️

I just wanted to use up my potatoes with this recipe and was surprised how much I like it. Very different from the dishes I am used to eat - always nice to test something new!

PUL Team - Dec. 12, 2023, 7:54 a.m.

We're so glad that the recipe was enjoyed, Freyha, thank you 😊

SO good, a true comfort meal!

Just made this for dinner for my husband and I. It really hit the spot! So tasty.
I didn’t have small potatoes (used medium Yukon potato’s) and added 15 more mins when boiling them and it did the trick.

PUL Team - Dec. 11, 2023, 4:01 a.m.

Thanks for the insight, Nadia! We're so happy that the recipe was enjoyed 🤗

Amazing!

I added a few more veg to the stew, only because I was using up food in fridge. Family loved it. Going to be a regular I feel

Very tasty! Surprisingly loved the clove and sweetness.
I don’t usually like Beyond meat, so used combination of finely chopped tempeh and cooked brown lentils instead. It worked out really well.

PUL Team - Dec. 2, 2023, 8:37 p.m.

Mmm finely chopped tempeh and mushrooms are a lovely idea, Rút! Thanks so much for taking the time to share the review 🥰

I was surprised by how much I liked it ( because of the clove ). I added some slices shiitake mushrooms for the umami touch and the smashed potatoes were a hit !

Delicious!

Really nice! I remember my granddad’s hachee containing a lot more onions (at least 1 kg), but I’m so glad this one didn’t 😊 I loved it! And my kids and partner were particularly enthusiastic about the potatoes, which were fantastic indeed!

PUL Team - Oct. 31, 2023, 6:09 p.m.

Oh we're so happy that the stew was enjoyed, Carry - thanks for sharing your connection with it!

This was super delicious, a keeper!

So yummy. I made them with peas instead of zucchini

I love this! The sweetness is surprising and welcome with the other savoury bits. My dad was from Holland but I don’t have a huge connection to my Dutch roots so this was a really nice thing to come across 🥰

PUL Team - Oct. 22, 2023, 11:24 p.m.

Aw we're so glad the dish was enjoyed, Justine, thanks for sharing your connection to it too 🤗

Justine - Oct. 23, 2023, 12:44 p.m.

Quick question - when I look at the nutrients and calories for a serving of this recipe, does it include the potatoes or is it only accounting for the stew?

PUL Team - Oct. 23, 2023, 7:08 p.m.

Hey Justine, it includes the potatoes 😊

This was a very comforting meal. Reminds me of a Swedish beef stew called “Kalops” that I haven’t eaten since I was a child.