German Potato Casserole for New Year’s Day [Video]
Potato casserole for New Year's Day — ready in 10 minutes! The best German casserole recipe! This dish is incredibly delicious and easy to prepare – perfect for a family meal during the holidays or a cozy get-together with friends!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Egg Mixture
- 3 eggs
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 2 Tbsp flour
Vegetables and Meat
- 4 (or more* -see note) potatoes peeled, halved, and cut into ⅓- inch slices
- salt
- Vegetable oil
- 1 red onion chopped
- 200 g (½ lb) mushrooms chopped
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 stalk celery sliced crosswise
- 300 g (⅔ lb) ground meat (beef, pork, or turkey)
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Fresh parsley finely chopped
- 100 g (¼ lb) cheese (Cheddar, or suitable German cheese) shredded
Accompanying Sauce
- 3-4 Tbsp sour cream
- 1 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 small – medium fresh pickling cucumber shredded
Instructions
Egg mixture
- Beat eggs with salt and pepper.
- Add flour, and beat in.
Vegetables and Meat
- Add slices of potatoes to a saucepan, cover with water, add salt, and bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are done (not too soft).
- Add oil to a skillet under medium heat. Add chopped red onion, and stir fry until slightly soft.
- Add mushrooms, bell pepper, and celery, and stir fry until slightly soft
- Add meat, mix in, and stir fry until no longer raw..
- Add tomatoes, and mix in. Continue cooking,
- Add minced garlic, stir in, and continue cooking slowly.
Construct the Casserole
- When the potatoes are cooked, drain them, and add them to a deep casserole dish. Spread the potatoes over the bottom of the dish, and press them down a little.
- Pour the egg mixture over the potatoes
- Add salt and pepper (to taste) to the vegetable and meat mixture. Then add finely chopped parsley, and mix in.
- Pour the vegetable and meat mixture over the potatoes in the casserole dish. Spread to cover. Cover with shredded cheese.
- Bake at 180℃/350℉ for 35-40 minutes, until the cheese is lightly brown on top.
Accompanying Sauce
- To a small bowl, add the sour cream, mayonnaise, minced garlic, and shredded cucumber, and mix thoroughly.
Serve
- Serve slices of the casserole with a dollop of the sour cream/mayonnaise sauce on the side.Enjoy!
