He potato cake, also known as meatloaf in some places, consists of a meal that has a layer of this edible tuber and another of some chopped and seasoned beef cut. The recipe is typical of South American countries.
The origin of this traditional dish is based on a British menu called ranch pie. At the time, it was a very widespread meal among the lower social class because it was quite cheap to prepare. The elaboration of potato cake is divided into two parts. On the one hand, you have to make a puree with the vegetables and, on the other, cook the minced meat with onions, peppers and green onion to give it more flavor. Once everything is ready, it is assembled and cooked in the oven. As a final touch it can be gratinated with grated cheese.
Beyond the typical way of preparing the potato cakeover time Other healthier options, low in fat and protein, began to spread. Puli cocina shared a different recipe for this widely consumed dish and because of the ingredients it contains, it is suitable for vegans.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of textured soy
- 1 cup of vegetable broth (or water) lukewarm to hydrate the soybeans
- 2 potatoes
- ½ common onion and ½ green onion
- 1 splash of vegetable milk
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: vegan cheese for gratin, rawmesan or nutritional yeast (if you consume dairy you can use any cheese)
Elaboration
- Hydrate the soybeans in the broth or water for about 20 minutes. Strain the excess liquid and reserve.
- Sauté the onions in a pan with vegetable spray or just oil. Once transparent, add the already hydrated soybeans, paprika and oregano. Cook everything for 3 more minutes and that’s it.
- Cook the potatoes with the skin cut into pieces to make it easier and faster to mash them. Salt and pepper, add nutmeg and if you want a splash of milk. Step on or process (if you mix or process it, you will have a very creamy texture and without the need to add any fat).
- Place a layer of puree in a mold (you can use a metal ring) and saute soybeans on top. Cover with another layer of puree and press down with the help of a spoon.
- Optional: finish with a little cheese on top and bake in the oven for 5 minutes.
Potato cake with or without raisins
He potato cake It became a typical dish of Argentine gastronomy. One of the characteristics of the recipe spread throughout the territory is that they usually add ingredients that are not usual elsewhere, such as raisins, olives, hard-boiled eggs, grated cheese, spices in meat and other products. .
However, there is something that Argentines never agree on: whether the recipe calls for raisins. The first cookbook of national authorship is from 1880, it is called “Almanac de la cocinera argentina” and among the recipes is this dish. There you can read that it originally had these dehydrated fruits, just like the empanadas.
