“Master of the taiga” made of potatoes, which warms the inhabitants of Siberian villages in a frosty and long winter

Today we are looking for an old recipe for potato cake. Warm and hearty, it warms and gives strength even in the strongest frosts. And how to cook this delicious dish knows a wonderful hostess Natalia Kalnina.



Recipe for Potato Cake Ingredients

• 400g minced meat
• 700g potatoes
• 150g mushrooms
• 2 bulbs
• 2 eggs
• 80 ml of milk
• 50g butter
• salt and pepper
• vegetable-oil

Preparation

1. Peel the potatoes, salti, pour hot water and boil until ready.
2. Cube the onions.
3. Wash it well and cut the mushroom cubes.
   
   
   
4. Heat the vegetable oil in the pan. Put out half the onions. Roast it half-transparently.
5. Then add mince to the onions. Stir it with a spatula, pour a couple of spoons of water, cover with a lid and cook 5-7 minutes before the liquid evaporates. At the end, salty and perchy to your liking.
   
   
   
6. Put on a frying pan heated with oil the second half of the onion and fry it until translucent. Then add the mushrooms and fry all together for another 3-5 minutes.
7. Pour water from a pot of potatoes, add butter to it and turn it with a push in mashed potatoes.
8. Mix egg and milk in a bowl. Pour the mixture into the potatoes and mix well.
   
   
   
9. Lubricate the baking mold with a diameter of 20 cm.
10. Put half the potatoes down and level them.
11. Put all the mince on top, level it.
    
    
    
12. Put mushrooms and the second half of potatoes on the ground.
13. With a fork, draw circles on the surface of the potatoes. It makes it more beautiful and appetizing.
    
    
    
14. Mix the egg in a bowl with milk and lubricate the surface of the casserole.
15. Send to the mold in the oven, heated to 180 degrees, for about 30 minutes. You need to focus on the readiness of minced meat and a roared top.
16. Let the finished casserole cool and serve it to the table. A good addition to it will be traditional pickles: tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage. And you can find out more about how Natalia Kalnina prepares this dish here.
    
    
    
17. Bon appetit!

Dinner cakes are the dream of any hungry husband. Not sweet cakes, but salty casseroles that you can eat deliciously. After such cakes, a man is kinder and even washes dishes after himself. Today we will tell you how to bake a potato cake with filling, which is worthy of visiting even on the festive table.