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Italian potato cake with mushroom-mozarella filling

Italian potato cake with mushroom-mozarella filling. Traditional Italian recipe.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Main Course, second course
Cuisine traditional Italian, vegetarian
Servings 1 round baking tray about 21 cm wide
Calories 232 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg potatoes
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp potato starch or flour
  • 2 125 g each mozzarella cheese
  • 200 g champignon mushrooms
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • breadcrumbs
  • 50 g grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

Instructions: Italian potato cake with mushroom-mozarella filling

  • Prepare round baking dish. Grease it lightly with oil and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
  • In a pan heat about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the previously cleaned and sliced mushrooms. Add salt and pepper and dried thyme. Cook the mushrooms over medium – high heat, stirring occasionally, until they become soft and lightly browned. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool them down.
  • Wash, peel and boil the potatoes in a pot of salted water. Mash them while still to create the smooth puree.
  • In a bowl put the cold puree, add potato starch, grated Parmesan cheese (except 1 tablespoon), salt and pepper.
  • In another pan, beat eggs with electric mixer, or by hand with a whisk, until they are light and frothy.
  • Add the eggs into the mix of potatoes and gently stir to incorporated. In the case where the mixture is too liquid regulated with the grated bread or starch.
  • Divide the potato mixture in the 2. Pour the mixture into the baking dish and flatten it slightly. Place over the cooked mushrooms and sliced mozzarella.
  • Cover with the second part of the potatoes. Sprinkle the pie with the remaining cheese and some bread crumbs.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 200 ° C for about 45 minutes. Discard the foil and cook for another 15 minutes at 220 ° C or until the top is cold before serving.

Notes

The nutritional values are generated automatically for indicative purposes only and are therefore not completely accurate.

Nutrition

Serving: 1savory cakeCalories: 232kcal
Keyword casserole, mushroom, one pot, potato, savory cake, traditional Italian
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