Mashed potatoes or fried potatoes? Well, now you no longer have to choose! This recipe combines the soft comfort of mashed potatoes with the crispy goodness of pan-fried. And there’s more: the meat portion of your meal is taken care of as well!
Potato Pockets
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp cornmeal
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 diced onion
- 1 minced garlic clove
- salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp whole grain mustard
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 3 oz hard cheese
Instructions
- Heat a bit of vegetable oil in a pan, and sauté the onion and garlic. Add the ground beef and mix until the beef is browned evenly.
- Add the salt, pepper, tomato paste, whole grain mustard, and chopped parsley to the pan. Mix the ingredients well.
- Peel and boil the potatoes, and then mash them with a fork.
- Add a pinch of salt, the egg, and the cornmeal to the potatoes. The cornmeal ensures that the mashed potatoes are more firm.
- Cut the hard cheese into slices. Take a handful of mashed potatoes and form it into a boat-like shape. Fill with the ground beef mixture, followed by a slice of cheese. Add a bit more potato on top of the cheese so that you can fully enclose the meat and cheese, using your hands to form a "pocket."
- Finally, fry your potato pockets in a pot of oil until golden and crispy.
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Vegetarian? No problem! Simply replace the ground beef with tofu or soy meat and prepare in exactly the same way!