One of those dishes, about which they say - comes from childhood. Potato casserole with minced meat most of us are familiar at times of kindergarten. But this dish has a lot of more interesting options, the proof of this is the recipes collected here.
General principles for cooking potato casserole with minced meat
Potatoes can be prepared for the casserole in different ways: cook and mash, cut into thin circles, and grate. If mashed potatoes are used, cooking time in the oven is reduced. Raw potatoes, it is desirable to pour some sauce, so it is better baked. Various white sauces based on sour cream, mayonnaise, cream, milk are especially well suited.
Mince can be taken from any kind of meat: beef, mutton, pork, mixed. That it was not dry, add onions, carrots, tomatoes or tomato paste. For flavor - spices and herbs. Minced casseroles are usually pre-fried or stewed.
The dish is collected in layers, and then baked in the oven. Classic - two layers of potatoes, between them a layer of minced meat. A beautiful finishing touch - grated cheese, which will melt into a delicious crust of delicious golden color.
Potato casserole with minced meat - a classic recipe
This casserole is ideal for children. Meat or minced meat should not fry, but cook or extinguish. So the dish will come out dietary, less bold and more useful.
Ingredients
A pound of potatoes;
onion;
two chicken eggs;
300 grams of beef;
salt;
a handful of breadcrumbs.
Method of preparation
Cook meat until tender. Grind in a meat grinder.
Clean potatoes, boil. Puree made from it. We break eggs into it. We mix.
Onions, chopped finely, stew.
Shape the oil. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Spread some mashed potatoes. Then mince. From above - again potatoes. Sprinkle with the remains of crackers and bake for half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Potato casserole with minced meat and mushrooms
Mushrooms or oyster mushrooms are especially good for this recipe, and minced meat is a mixture of pork and beef. If there is no cream, you can use milk instead.
Ingredients
800 grams of potatoes;
bulb;
carrot;
egg;
400 grams of minced meat;
100 grams of cheese;
250 grams of mushrooms;
100 ml of cream;
butter - butter and vegetable.
Method of preparation
Peeled potatoes are sent to boil in a saucepan with a little salted water.
At this time, cut the mushrooms into small pieces. Fry them for ten minutes with a finely chopped onion and grated carrot. Put in a bowl.
In the same pan now we will fry the stuffing. Sprinkle it, add spices. Cook before evaporation of the liquid, which will let the meat.
Mix mushrooms and minced. The filling is ready.
Meanwhile, the potatoes cooked. Drain the water. And we add cream and raw egg to potatoes. We salt, we pepper. Making mashed potatoes. Pour grated cheese into it. Mix it up.
At the bottom of the form, put an even layer of half the puree. Next - stuffing. Close the casserole with a layer of mashed potatoes. Now in the oven. Half an hour, 190 degrees.
Potato casserole with minced meat from raw potatoes
In order for the potatoes in such a casserole to be fully prepared, we will cut it into very thin slices, and also pour sauce on the basis of kefir and mayonnaise.
Ingredients
Six potatoes;
400 grams of minced pork and beef;
two carrots;
100 grams of kefir;
two onions;
five tablespoons of mayonnaise;
salt and spices;
two tablespoons dry white wine;
200 grams of champignons;
150 grams of cheese.
Method of preparation
Shake minced spices to your taste, salt. Add a little water, the stuffing should be soft, moist.
Mushrooms cut into thin plates. Onion chop. Fry one onion with mushrooms in vegetable oil. We put in a plate. And in the pan will send the second chopped onion and grated carrots. Fry a little. Pour the wine, put a tablespoon of mayonnaise. Stew a couple of minutes.
Peeled potatoes, cut into very, very thin circles.
Spread butter on the casserole. Put on the bottom half of the potatoes, evenly. Then mince, followed by mushrooms. Behind them a layer of carrots. We finish again the circles of potatoes. It remains to pour the casserole sauce. To do this, combine mayonnaise and kefir, add to them shabby cheese. This mixture is poured into a mold on top of a casserole. At 200 degrees we will cook our dish for about 50 minutes.
Potato casserole with minced meat in pots
A good way to turn a simple homemade dish into a treat for guests is to cook it in portions. In small ceramic pots or forms, potato casserole looks beautiful and appetizing. In addition, it is possible to prepare separate portions for children: adults should be more spicy, children more dietary.
Ingredients
250ml milk;
five to six potatoes;
two tomatoes;
300 grams of minced meat;
three cloves of garlic;
bulb;
butter;
teaspoon thyme;
100 grams of durum cheese.
Method of preparation
We prepare mashed potatoes. We clean it, boil it in water with the addition of 100 ml of milk. The remaining 150 ml boil. We will add this milk to the ready-made potatoes, season it with a piece of butter and knead. You can use tolkushku or use a blender.
Chop onions and garlic. Lightly fry.
Put the tomatoes in boiling water for a few seconds. Remove the skin. Cut into quarters, remove the seeds. Now cut into small cubes. Shipped to the pan with onions and garlic. We spread mince there. Add thyme, to taste - ground pepper. We salt. Fry until half ready.
Forms or pots are coated with butter. First mash the sauce. Fill in the third. Then mince. Then again mashed potatoes. Top - grated cheese.
Oven at 180. Portion casseroles will hold in it for about 20 minutes before the appearance of golden cheese crust.
Potato casserole with minced meat according to Gordon Ramsay's recipe
In Britain, this dish is not called casserole, but shepherd's pie. For him, take lamb mince, but you can use beef.
Ingredients
A pound of lamb mince;
large onion;
a kilo of potatoes;
two cloves of garlic;
a tablespoon of tomato puree;
big carrot;
sprig of rosemary;
250 ml of wine (red);
yolks from two eggs;
thyme is fresh;
sea salt, ground pepper;
olive oil;
half a liter of chicken broth;
Parmesan (grated) - 4 tablespoons.
Method of preparation
The oven immediately turn on, set the 180 degrees. We fill mince with salt and pepper. Fry with a strong flame in vegetable oil for a couple of minutes.
Onions, carrots and garlic rubbed with a grater. Put to the stuffing. There - tomato puree, chopped rosemary sprig, fresh thyme leaves, and red wine. Stir.
On a weak flame, keep the stuffing until the wine evaporates. Pour in the broth. Give boil. Cook until minced thickens.
Boil potatoes. We wipe or we press. We add egg yolks, two tablespoons of parmesan and beat it all up. Optionally add salt, add spices.
First put in the form of minced meat. On it - mashed potatoes, cheese on top. The shepherd's cake is baked for about 20 minutes, until a beautiful golden brown crust is obtained.
Potato casserole with minced meat, carrots and cheese
This is another British style casserole. But with a simpler set of ingredients. As specified in the recipe of vegetable broth, you can take the water in which the potatoes are cooked.
Ingredients
A kilogram of potatoes;
700 grams of minced meat;
two bulbs;
carrot;
two tablespoons of tomato paste;
two-thirds cup of vegetable broth;
vegetable and butter;
100 grams of cheese (solid varieties);
ground pepper, rosemary, thyme, salt;
60 ml of milk.
Method of preparation
Put the potatoes stew. And at this time we are preparing the meat filling.
Cut onions into small pieces. Carrots rub. We take for this a large grater. Fry first onion until light ruddy. We spread carrots to him. After a couple of minutes, add the stuffing. Stew for about seven minutes. It's time to put in tomato mincemeat and pour in vegetable broth. Let quench for another ten minutes to allow the liquid to evaporate a little.
With the finished potato salt water. Put a piece of butter, preheated milk. Turn potatoes into mashed potatoes.
First, we shift the stuffing into the form. Close it with mashed potatoes. Take a fork and draw stripes or other patterns on it. We finish collecting our casserole with a layer of grated cheese. It's time to bake in the oven - 180-200 degrees, 20 minutes.
Potato casserole with minced meat and tomatoes
Here we use raw potatoes again. It will be baked in an egg-milk mixture.
Ingredients
800 grams of minced pork;
1 kilogram of potatoes;
6 tomatoes;
bulb;
100 ml of milk;
150 grams of cheese;
four eggs;
salt;
ground pepper;
butter;
mayonnaise.
Method of preparation
Onions we grind the blender. Add it to the stuffing. Also put two raw eggs, salt and black pepper. Stir.
Cut potatoes into thin circles.
We also cut tomatoes into circles, about half a centimeter thick.
Smear butter form. Fold the mugs of potatoes (half). Salt a little. Then distribute half the stuffing. On it - mugs of tomatoes. Now again, potatoes, and on top - the remaining mince.
Beat the milk with two eggs. You can spice up this mixture a little, salt it. Pour the casserole. From above well we coat with mayonnaise. And in the oven - about an hour at 180 degrees. When about five minutes are left until cooked, sprinkle with grated cheese and let it roast.
Potato Casserole with Minced Meat - Secrets and Tricks
· To slice the casserole in neat slices, let it cool down a little first.
· To make the mince for a casserole to be more gentle and uniform, during its roasting, break the pieces with a fork.
· You can add a variety of vegetables to potato casserole with minced meat, such as cabbage, zucchini, sweet peppers.
