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...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. 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.
  2. 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. ,
  3. Step 3: Hard boil the eggs.

  4. Step 4: Pan fry two or two and a half pounds of ground beef.

  5. Step 5: Grease a nine-by-nine-inch (23cm x 23cm) oven dish.

  6. Step 6: Spread a layer of mashed potatoes along the bottom and sides of the dish.

  7. Step 7: Spread a layer of ground beef.

  8. Step 8: Apply another layer of mashed potatoes.

  9. Step 9: Sprinkle black pepper to taste.

  10. Step 10: Top with the remaining cheese and some paprika.

  11. Step 11: Bake in a preheated oven at 350ºF/180ºC until the top is just starting to turn golden brown (approximately 15-30 minutes).

  12. Step 12: Remove from the oven and let the dish stand for 10 minutes at room temperature.

  13. 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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