Potato grandmother - a dish of Belarusian cuisine made from grated potatoes, which is considered to be “Belarusian bread”. It found recognition in the Lithuanian culinary tradition, where it became known as Kugelis. Hearty and aromatic appetizer, which was cooked in the ovens, today has many amazing variations with a rich taste.

Potato grandmother with bacon in the oven

To diversify the everyday menu, there is no need to go to the store and buy overseas curiosities, just take:

  • 1 kg of potatoes;
  • half as much unsalted fat;
  • 5 onions;
  • salt and pepper.

A simple recipe for grandmother with fat is implemented as follows:

  1. The peeled potatoes are rubbed on the smallest grater or using a food processor with a special nozzle.
  2. Salo is cut into pieces, which are sent to the pan. There, fat is melted from them until cracklings form.
  3. Chopped onions are laid out in a frying pan with lard and sautéed until golden brown.
  4. Salted and seasoned potato mass is laid out in a deep cast-iron speed, where it is thoroughly mixed with lard and onions, and then leveled.
  5. A dish is baked in the oven for 45 minutes under a closed lid, which is removed 5 minutes before the headstock is ready for the formation of a golden crust.

Cooking with minced meat

A dish rich in starch can be prepared with the addition of minced meat, which makes it suitable for inclusion in the children's diet.

It will be required:

  • minced meat - 400 g;
  • potatoes - 10 pcs.;
  • eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • carrots - 2 pcs.;
  • some oil and salt.

Cooking method:

  1. Minced meat is salted and mixed with ⅓ chopped onion.
  2. The potato is peeled and poured with water for 10 minutes.
  3. The remaining onion is fried.
  4. Potatoes and carrots rub on a coarse grater, after which they are salted and mixed with eggs and fried onions.
  5. On a greased baking sheet spread in even layers of ½ vegetable mass, minced meat and the remaining half of the vegetables.
  6. Grandma is baked at 180 ° C for about 50 minutes.

Potted in the oven

Potato grandmother in the oven can be baked portionwise using pots.

The grocery set is simple:

  • potatoes - 1 kg;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • flour - 50 g;
  • smoked bacon - to taste;
  • salt, greens.

Stages of preparation:

  1. The peeled potatoes are rubbed and mixed with egg, flour, salt, spices and mashed onions.
  2. Smoked lard is cut into pieces, which are sent in equal quantities in pots.
  3. Potato mass is laid out on lard and crushed with greens.
  4. The dish is baked in closed pots at 170 ° C for about 80 minutes.

Potato grandmother in a slow cooker

When using a multicooker, a national Belarusian dish can be prepared from the following products:

  • potatoes - 12 pcs.;
  • bacon - 50 g;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • flour - 15 g;
  • butter - a slice;
  • salt.

The casserole is prepared according to the following scheme:

  1. Chopped and salted onions are fried in fat for about 10 minutes in the "Frying" mode.
  2. Potatoes are rubbed and mixed with flour, salt and spices.
  3. The resulting potato mass is laid out in a bowl onion and sprinkled with melted butter.
  4. Baking is carried out for 60 minutes when installing the appropriate program.

With mushrooms

Mushroom supplement allows you to make the aroma and taste of the Belarusian dish more intense.

To execute a variation of the classic recipe, you will need:

  • 1 kg of potatoes;
  • 1 onion;
  • 1 carrot;
  • 300 g of mushrooms;
  • 2 times less sour cream;
  • a piece of butter;
  • egg;
  • some flour, salt and herbs.

To serve a delicious dinner:

  1. Half rings are prepared from onions, straws from carrots, and thin plates from mushrooms.
  2. Prepared vegetables and mushrooms are fried with salt until golden brown, and then slightly crushed with a blender.
  3. Potatoes are boiled and mashed with greens and eggs.
  4. In the baking dish, half the potatoes are laid out, which is covered with a layer of fried vegetables with mushrooms.
  5. Next, the second half of mashed potatoes is distributed, which is covered with sour cream with grated cheese.
  6. Baking is carried out for about 50 minutes at 180 ° C.

How to cook with cheese

Fans of cheese dishes can cook potato grandmother with the addition of cheese and sour cream, which add spice to the dish. To execute the recipe, it is enough to prepare 1 kg of peeled potatoes, 100 g of grated hard cheese, 200 g of sour cream, sunflower oil and a little salt with spices.

Basic cooking steps:

  1. The potato is rubbed and mixed with ½ grated cheese, after which it is crushed with seasonings, salted and seasoned with sour cream.
  2. The base of the headstock is laid out in a refractory form and sprinkled with the remaining cheese chips.
  3. The dish is baked for 40 minutes at 180 ° C.

Belarusian potato grandmother

The classic recipe for a potato treat will delight the males, as the composition will include the following hearty ingredients:

  • 300 g of brisket;
  • 1 kg of potatoes;
  • 2 onions;
  • 100 g of sour cream;
  • some flour and salt.

In preparation, we perform the following steps:

  1. The potatoes are rubbed, mixed with a spoon of flour for “bonding” and added.
  2. Finely chopped brisket is fried.
  3. Quite large pieces of onions are laid out in fat from the brisket, where they are passeriruyus until ready.
  4. The fat is drained, the greaves and onion slices are mixed, and then laid out in a potato mass.
  5. The base of the dish is evenly distributed in a refractory form, which is closed by a lid and sent to the oven preheated to 200 ° C for 45 minutes.
  6. Before serving, the potato head is watered with sour cream.

Chicken Recipe

For a more dietary meal, lard can be replaced with chicken.

With this interpretation, the composition of the potato headstock will look like this:

  • potatoes - 1.5 kg;
  • chicken fillet - 1 kg;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • flour - 80 g;
  • sour cream - 50 ml
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • salt and sunflower oil.

Cooking method:

  1. The fillet is cut into slices, which are salted and lightly fried.
  2. Potatoes and onions are rubbed, and then mixed with flour, egg, sour cream and salt.
  3. In the baking dish, pieces of meat are laid out, which are covered in a potato mass.
  4. Baking in the oven for about 90 minutes at 180 ° C.

So, over time, the traditional Belarusian dish has undergone many changes and today can be prepared in different variations. And this is wonderful, because now it can be introduced into the diet of children, adults and people who adhere to proper nutrition.

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