Potato hack casserole

AUTHOR
Cassandra Brock
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
2.9 8
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 750 g small waxy potatoes
  • 200 g Carrots
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 Leek (leek; approx. 200 g)
  • 1-2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 TABLESPOON Oil
  • 400 g mixed minced meat
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
  • 1 TEASPOON dried herbs (e.g. Italian)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 30 g Butter or margarine
  • 30 g Flour
  • 250 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 150 ml Milk
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 100 g Gouda cheese
  • 7-10 Tbsp Parsley
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the potatoes, boil in plenty of water and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes. In the meantime peel, wash and slice the carrots. Cook the carrots in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Drain and let drain. Clean, wash and cut the leek into pieces. Peel garlic and chop finely. Heat the oil in a frying pan, fry the leek and garlic on a low heat for about 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add the mince and fry over a high heat. Add tomato paste and dried herbs, season with salt, pepper and sugar. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Drain potatoes, rinse and peel.

  4. 4

    Melt the fat in a saucepan, stir in the flour and sauté until light yellow, stirring constantly. Deglaze with stock and milk while stirring, stir until smooth, bring to the boil, remove from heat and allow to swell for approx. 5 minutes in a closed pot.

  5. 5

    Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Grease an ovenproof dish (1.5 litre capacity). Spread the bottom with some béchamel sauce. Mix potatoes, carrots and minced meat and put half of it into the baking dish.

  6. 6

    Spread the rest of the béchamel sauce over it. Add the rest of the minced meat mixture. Grate the gouda finely and sprinkle over it. Bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for approx. 30 minutes.

  7. 7

    Remove and garnish with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
610 kcal
CARBS
33 g
FATS
38 g
PROTEINS
35 g

Categories & Tags

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