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🍽️ Classic Minced Meat and Potato Gratin

411 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g starchy potatoes
• Salt
• 1 small carrot
• 1 small onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 320 g minced beef
• Vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 120 ml meat broth
• Pepper (from a grinder)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• Nutmeg (freshly grated)
• 4 tbsp freshly grated Gruyère cheese
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly.
2. 2. Roughly chop the potatoes.
3. 3. Bring water to a boil and add some salt.
4. 4. Cook the potatoes in the boiling salted water for about 25 minutes.
5. 5. Peel the carrot, the onion, and the garlic.
6. 6. Cut the vegetables into small cubes.
7. 7. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan.
8. 8. Fry the minced meat crumbly in the hot pan.
9. 9. Add the cut vegetables to the meat.
10. 10. Sauté the vegetables briefly until fragrant.
11. 11. Stir the tomato paste into the meat and vegetable mixture.
12. 12. Pour in the meat broth.
13. 13. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
14. 14. Let the mixture simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
15. 15. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
16. 16. Drain the cooked potatoes.
17. 17. Let the potatoes steam dry for a moment.
18. 18. Press the potatoes through a potato ricer.
19. 19. Mix the mashed potatoes with the butter.
20. 20. Add the milk to the mashed potatoes.
21. 21. Stir the lemon zest into the mashed potatoes.
22. 22. Stir everything into a smooth puree.
23. 23. Season the puree with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
24. 24. Divide the minced meat mixture among four ovenproof bowls.
25. 25. Place the mashed potatoes over the meat filling.
26. 26. Sprinkle the gratin with the cheese.
27. 27. Sprinkle the gratin with the parsley.
28. 28. Place the bowls in the preheated oven.
29. 29. Gratin the dishes for 20 to 25 minutes.
30. 30. Serve the gratin immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 411
• Protein: 23 g · Fett/Fat: 30 g · Carbs: 14 g