Pastel de Papas (Chilean Potato Pie)

Name: Pastel de Papas (Chilean Potato Pie)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chile
Ingredients: 5 cups potatoes; 2 tbsp butter; To taste salt; 2 eggs; ½ cup vegetable oil; 1 onion; 1 clove garlic; 2 tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 lb ground beef; 2 tbsp panquehue cheese; ½ tsp parsley; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; To taste salt; To taste black pepper

A Chile dinner made with beef. Ready in about 1 hour 45 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

25 minPrep (about)
1 hr 20 minCook (about)
1 hr 45 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

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Main ingredient

1 ¼ lb ground beef

Fresh & other

6 ¼ cups potatoes
2 ½ tbsp butter
3 eggs
1 onion
1 clove garlic
3 tomatoes
1 ½ tbsp tomato paste Shopping tip: Tomato paste (UK: tomato purée), in a small can or tube.
2 ½ tbsp panquehue cheese

Sauces & oils

⅔ cup vegetable oil

Spices & seasonings (5): salt, parsley, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper

To taste salt
¾ tsp parsley
1 pinch cayenne pepper
To taste salt
To taste black pepper

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Place potatoes into a large pot.
Cover with salted water.
Bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down to medium-low.
Simmer until soft, about 20 minutes.
While your potatoes are cooking, heat oil in a big pan over medium heat.
Add onion.
Cook.
Stir until see-through, around 5 min, adding garlic for the last minute.
Stir in diced tomatoes and tomato paste.
Heat till tomatoes soften plus begin.
Do it to lose their shape, 3 to 5 min.
Add ground beef to the pan.
Cook.
Mix until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes.
Stir in cayenne pepper, parsley and Panquehue cheese.
Season with salt and pepper.
Turn off the heat.
Let sit until needed.
Turn the oven on to 350°F.
Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
Drain potatoes in a colander.
Let it steam dry for 1 to 2 minutes.
Move potatoes back to the pot.
Add butter and salt.
Mash until smooth.
Let cool until warm, 5 to 10 minutes.
Stir in beaten egg.
Spread ⅔ of your mashed potato over the bottom of your prepared baking dish.
Layer ground beef mixture over top.
Completely cover with remaining potatoes.
Bake in the heat the oven till potatoes are hot and lightly browned over the top, about 40 minutes.