How to cook French fries with minced meat in the oven
French potatoes with minced meat in the oven will take their rightful place both in the usual family menu and when setting the festive table. The tasty morsel looks beautiful on a plate, and if additionally decorated with herbs and tomatoes, it becomes doubly appetizing.
Delicious French fries with minced meat in the oven
According to the recipe for cooking potatoes in French, you need the following ingredients:
- 1 kg of potatoes (potatoes of approximately the same size are selected for the dish);
- 350 g low-fat minced pork;
- 3 medium onions;
- juice of ½ lemon;
- 1 medium carrot;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 300 g of hard cheese;
- 100 ml of vegetable oil;
- 1 pack of mayonnaise;
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt;
- twig rosemary;
- a small pack of chips.
Greens, 0.5 kg of tomatoes are added to the recipe. Minced meat can be seasoned with spices at the discretion of the hostess.
Cooking steps
How to cook French fries to make a simple dish the most delicious. The cooking process begins with preparatory work. Onions, carrots, garlic are peeled.
The potatoes are cut into plates, dipped in salt water for 5 minutes so that it is salted and does not darken. Then they are placed in a container, covered with a paper towel to remove excess moisture (only dried potatoes will absorb the smell of the ingredients).
Cut two onions into half rings. They are transferred to a container, mixed with lemon juice, so the onion becomes juicy and gives a piquant taste. Cut one onion head into small squares, carrots into thin slices or rub on a "Korean" grater. Vegetable oil is poured into the pan, in which finely chopped onions are fried until golden brown, carrots are sautéed.
On the bottom of the baking dish, spread the sautéed onions with carrots, finely chopped or crushed garlic... Layer half of the potato rings. Minced meat needs to be salted, pepper, put in the next layer. On this layer, put onions, cut into half rings.
If there is a round or oval shape in the kitchen, the casserole is made in the form of alternating plates of potatoes and thin layers of minced meat, spread out in a circle. Put the chopped onion on the bottom of the dish.
Place the other half of the potato slices on top of the onion. Pour all layers with mayonnaise.
Place the dish in the oven preheated to + 180 ° for 30 minutes. At this time, grate the hard cheese on a coarse grater.
After 30 minutes from the start of baking, sprinkle the surface with grated cheese, send to the oven to brown the surface.
If a crust appears on the surface and the layers can be gently pierced with a fork, the casserole is ready. Finely chop the herbs and rosemary.
Baked "French potato with minced meat in the oven" is decorated with herbs. On the edge of the form, chips are laid out in the form of petals. Decorated ready meals are served hot.
French potato boats
Potatoes can be cooked in a different way, according to the same French potato recipe in the oven, with the same set of ingredients.In this case, the potatoes are not chopped into plates, but cut in half, and a notch is made in the center of the halves. Fry with carrots, minced meat, onions in half rings, finely chopped potatoes, which are taken out of the middle, fit into it. The top is poured with mayonnaise, sprinkled with finely grated cheese. Ready-made boats are sprinkled with herbs.
You can add mushrooms to the recipe for potato casseroles with minced meat, preferably porcini.
They are cut, blanched for 5 minutes, fried with onions and carrots. The mushroom layer is spread in front of the potatoes. Decorate the surface of the casserole with tomato rings.
Each ingredient is not chosen by chance in the recipe. The ingredients are designed to complement and reveal everyone's amazing taste. A hot appetizer suitable for anyone salad, baked vegetables. The French complement this appetizer with tomato-basil sauce.
French-style potatoes with minced meat in the oven is a hearty and beautiful dish. Aromatic French herbs add a piquant taste to it. If the hostess cooks with “soul”, the taste of the food is unique. Enjoy your meal!