How to Make Pastel De Papa
Make mashed potatoes., Chop and sauté a large onion with cumin until soft and sweet. , Hard boil the eggs., Pan fry two or two and a half pounds of ground beef., Grease a nine-by-nine-inch (23cm x 23cm) oven dish., Spread a layer of mashed potatoes...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make mashed potatoes.
Chop the potatoes into chunks, boil until mashable, and then mash away.
Add a quarter or a half a stick of butter, as well as some salt and pepper to taste. -
Step 2: Chop and sauté a large onion with cumin until soft and sweet.
, Peel and chop into small pieces. , Drain when almost cooked.
Add onion, paprika, salt and pepper to taste. , Good trick:
If you have the paper from a stick of butter, don't throw it out.
Rub the buttery side along the dish to grease it.
Waste not, want not! , Use a little more than half of the mashed potatoes.
Make the layer about a half an inch (1.3cm) thick (but less so on the sides).
Sprinkle with half the shredded cheese. , Gently press it down with a spatula to compact it.
Add a layer of hard boiled egg. ,,,,, Use a spatula to divide and serve. , -
Step 3: Hard boil the eggs.
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Step 4: Pan fry two or two and a half pounds of ground beef.
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Step 5: Grease a nine-by-nine-inch (23cm x 23cm) oven dish.
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Step 6: Spread a layer of mashed potatoes along the bottom and sides of the dish.
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Step 7: Spread a layer of ground beef.
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Step 8: Apply another layer of mashed potatoes.
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Step 9: Sprinkle black pepper to taste.
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Step 10: Top with the remaining cheese and some paprika.
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Step 11: Bake in a preheated oven at 350ºF/180ºC until the top is just starting to turn golden brown (approximately 15-30 minutes).
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Step 12: Remove from the oven and let the dish stand for 10 minutes at room temperature.
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Step 13: Finished.
Detailed Guide
Chop the potatoes into chunks, boil until mashable, and then mash away.
Add a quarter or a half a stick of butter, as well as some salt and pepper to taste.
, Peel and chop into small pieces. , Drain when almost cooked.
Add onion, paprika, salt and pepper to taste. , Good trick:
If you have the paper from a stick of butter, don't throw it out.
Rub the buttery side along the dish to grease it.
Waste not, want not! , Use a little more than half of the mashed potatoes.
Make the layer about a half an inch (1.3cm) thick (but less so on the sides).
Sprinkle with half the shredded cheese. , Gently press it down with a spatula to compact it.
Add a layer of hard boiled egg. ,,,,, Use a spatula to divide and serve. ,
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