Potato casserole with meatballs and tomato sauce

Name: Potato casserole with meatballs and tomato sauce
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 medium-sized onions; 1 Garlic clove; 3 TABLESPOONS Oil; 1 TEASPOON Sugar; 1 can(s) (425 ml) strained tomatoes; 125 ml Vegetable broth (instant); 3 Stem(s) Thyme; 1 kg new potatoes; 1 Bread rolls from the previous day; 500 g mixed minced meat; 1 egg (size M); 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Cayenne pepper; 7-10 Tbsp black pepper; 1 (approx. 400 g) Head broccoli; 100 g Gouda cheese

AUTHOR
Kate Willis

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
60 mins

TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 5

2 medium-sized onions
1 Garlic clove
3 TABLESPOONS Oil
1 TEASPOON Sugar
1 can(s) (425 ml) strained tomatoes
125 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
3 Stem(s) Thyme
1 kg new potatoes
1 Bread rolls from the previous day
500 g mixed minced meat
1 egg (size M)
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Cayenne pepper
7-10 Tbsp black pepper
1 (approx. 400 g) Head broccoli
100 g Gouda cheese

Directions

1
Peel and finely dice the onions and garlic. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan, add 1 onion and garlic, sprinkle with sugar and sauté. Deglaze with tomatoes and stock. Wash thyme, dab dry and chop half finely. Add whole thyme stems to the sauce. Let the sauce boil down for about 10 minutes.
2
Meanwhile, wash the potatoes thoroughly and cook in boiling water for about 15 minutes. Soak the rolls in lukewarm water for about 5 minutes. Squeeze the bread roll well and knead with minced meat, egg and 1 onion. Season well with salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Form about 20 balls with slightly moistened hands. Drain the potatoes and let them drip off. Cut larger potatoes in half. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, fry the meatballs in it until golden brown and take them out. Remove the thyme stalks from the sauce and stir in chopped thyme. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Clean and wash the broccoli, cut the florets from the stems.
3
Drain the potatoes and let them drip off. Cut larger potatoes in half. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, fry the meatballs in it until golden brown and take them out. Remove the thyme stalks from the sauce and stir in chopped thyme. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Clean and wash the broccoli, cut the florets from the stems. Cook in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and let drain. Grate cheese finely. Put potatoes, meatballs, broccoli and tomato sauce in an ovenproof casserole dish. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) for approx. 15 minutes
4
Cook in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and let drain. Grate cheese finely. Put potatoes, meatballs, broccoli and tomato sauce in an ovenproof casserole dish. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) for approx. 15 minutes