?A traditional Argentinian potato pie is made with a potato and cheese filling, and a pastry crust. The potato and cheese filling is typically made with boiled potatoes, onion, garlic, and a variety of cheeses. The pastry crust is made with flour, water, and salt.
Proceed as follows:
Fry the chopped onions oil together with a little garlic powder (or fresh, crushed garlic) and dried parsley.
When the onions are cooked, add in the same skillet the minced meat, the tomato sauce (or the crushed tomatoes), sliced carrots, chopped olives and the chopped red pepper. Mix, season with salt, white pepper and marjoram. Cook over high heat for 10 minutes.
Add two chopped hard-boiled eggs and 2 tbsp of grated cheese,
Taste the preparation when the meat is cooked and add condiments as you like.
Cook and mash the potatoes. When ready, add a little milk, cream cheese in small bits and 2 tbsp grated cheese. Mix them. The mashed potatoes should be like rich cream.
Put the meat sauce in a rectangular ovenware or casserole, and cover it with mashed potatoes. If desired, you can sprinkle some grated cheese on top of the mashed potatoes.
Put the potato pie in a hot oven at 225 oC for 7 - 10 minutes or microwave at high until it is hot.
Serve on a cold winter night together with an Argentinian Mendoza Tinto.
Ingredients
Directions
Proceed as follows:
Fry the chopped onions oil together with a little garlic powder (or fresh, crushed garlic) and dried parsley.
When the onions are cooked, add in the same skillet the minced meat, the tomato sauce (or the crushed tomatoes), sliced carrots, chopped olives and the chopped red pepper. Mix, season with salt, white pepper and marjoram. Cook over high heat for 10 minutes.
Add two chopped hard-boiled eggs and 2 tbsp of grated cheese,
Taste the preparation when the meat is cooked and add condiments as you like.
Cook and mash the potatoes. When ready, add a little milk, cream cheese in small bits and 2 tbsp grated cheese. Mix them. The mashed potatoes should be like rich cream.
Put the meat sauce in a rectangular ovenware or casserole, and cover it with mashed potatoes. If desired, you can sprinkle some grated cheese on top of the mashed potatoes.
Put the potato pie in a hot oven at 225 oC for 7 - 10 minutes or microwave at high until it is hot.
Serve on a cold winter night together with an Argentinian Mendoza Tinto.
