Kasseler Potato Puree Gratin

AUTHOR
Bill Macdonald
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 kg floury potatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 2 Spring onions
  • 200 g Mushrooms
  • 200 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 red onion
  • 600 g detached pork chop
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 1 collar Oregano
  • 1 TABLESPOON Tomato paste
  • 500 g strained tomatoes
  • 100 ml Tomato juice
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 250 ml Milk
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Butter or margarine
  • 50 g Fresh cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 1 Egg yolk (size M)

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel, wash and cut the potatoes into pieces. Cook in boiling salted water for about 20 minutes. Clean, wash and cut spring onions into rings. Clean, wash and halve the mushrooms.

  2. 2

    Wash the cherry tomatoes, dab dry and cut in half. Peel and slice the onion. Wash the meat, dab dry and cut into cubes. Heat oil in a large pan and fry meat all around.

  3. 3

    Add prepared vegetables and fry for 2-3 minutes. Wash oregano and dab dry. Add tomato paste to the meat, sweat briefly and deglaze with strained tomatoes and tomato juice. Add oregano, except for something to garnish, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

  4. 4

    Season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar. Remove the oregano. 250 ml milk and warm up. Drain the potatoes and let them evaporate briefly. Add milk-fat mixture, add crème fraîche and mash everything to a puree.

  5. 5

    Season to taste with salt and nutmeg. Grease 2 smaller or one large casserole dish. Pour the puree onto the rim. Put the casserole ragout in the middle. Whisk the egg yolks and carefully brush the puree with them. Gratinate under the preheated grill of the oven until golden brown.

  6. 6

    Cover the end of the ragout if necessary. Remove and garnish with oregano.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
600 kcal
CARBS
42 g
FATS
28 g
PROTEINS
42 g