Potato Gateau: here’s the recipe. Are your ready?
Potato gateau: enjoy the traditional recipe!
Read on and discover all the tricks for a superb potato gateau!
Ingredients
- 500 g Potatoes
- 100 g Fiordilatte
- 50 g Salami
- 50 g Ham
- 2 cucchiai Parmesan Cheese
- 2 Eggs
- to taste Extra virgin olive
- to taste Breadcrumbs
- to taste Black pepper
- to taste Salt
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes thoroughly and boil them with their skins on until soft.
- Drain them and let them cool a bit before peeling.
- Mash them in a large bowl until smooth and lump-free.
- Add Parmesan cheese and extra virgin olive oil to and mix until smooth.
- Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, add salami, ham and diced fior di latte.
- Combine all the ingredients and add salt and pepper.
- Oil an 8” baking dish and sprinkle the bottom evenly with breadcrumbs.
- Pour the mixture into the baking dish and level it with a spatula or a spoon.
- Sprinkle the surface with the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese, and finish with a drizzle of oil.
- Bake at 180° in a preheated static oven for about 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for at least half an hour before serving.
Potato gateau is a very popular classic of Neapolitan cuisine, rich in flavor and simple to prepare. Read on and discover all the tricks for a superb potato gateau!
Butter-free lemon cake: a few tips
This recipe is not difficult to put into practice. You will need to remember a few small tricks. Here are our tips:
- Choose yellow potatoes, whose creamy texture is perfect for mashing.
- Cook them in their skins to retain maximum flavor, then let them cool. Peel them and make sure there are no lumps in the mash.
- Remember to drain the fior di latte after cutting it into cubes.
- Pay attention to the texture of the mash: if you think it is too watery, add a little parmesan cheese.
- Cook the potato gateau at medium temperature, so that the top will not get too brown.
- Do not serve the gateau fresh from the oven: let it sit for half an hour before cutting it up.
- You may customize this recipe by using herbs if you wish. We suggest parsley, thyme or rosemary.
Potato gateau: the importance of extra virgin olive oil
Extra virgin olive oil is a key ingredient to our potato gateau:
- Extra virgin olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants and polyphenols. It is a very healthy alternative to butter, contributes to a balanced diet and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- If you sprinkle some on the top of the gateau before baking, it will yield a crispy and tasty crust;
- It is a very effective binder, perfect for mixing all the ingredients;
- It gives the recipe an extra touch of flavor, but keeps it light;
Now that you got all the tips, we wish you good work and bon appétit!
