Potato cake with minced meat sauce

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 1 ½ kg potatoes, boiled
• 4 eggs
• 100 g butter
• 8 tbsp, heaped flour
• 300g mozzarella
• 100 g raw ham (e.g. Black Forest)
• Parsley, fresh or from the refrigerated section
• 2 tbsp Parmesan
• 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg
• Fat and flour for the mold
• 4 onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 500 g minced meat, mixed
• 2 cans of tomatoes, peeled
• salt and pepper
• Sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 5 minutes

My grandma’s secret recipe

Mash the cooked potatoes, mix with the eggs and 50g butter, and season with a little salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Gradually stir in the flour. Cooked potatoes from the day before are usually a bit drier than freshly cooked potatoes. Depending on how moist the potato mixture is, you may need more flour for the dough. After adding the flour, the dough should be easy to press into the pan with your fingers without being too sticky. Add a little more flour if necessary—not too much, though, or the cake will be too dry. Slice the mozzarella and cut the ham into bite-sized pieces. Chop the parsley. Pour half of the potato mixture into a greased and floured 26cm springform pan and press up the sides slightly. Spread all but three slices of cheese on top. Sprinkle with the parsley and ham. Cover everything with the remaining potato mixture. Spread the remaining cheese, along with the Parmesan and breadcrumb mixture, on top, and finally sprinkle with flakes of festive butter. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (top/bottom heat) for about 35-45 minutes. The baking time may vary slightly depending on the oven. For the sauce, fry the chopped onions and garlic, then add the minced meat. Add the tomatoes when the minced meat is cooked. Simmer gently for about 15 minutes. Finally, season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar. Remove the cake from the oven, let it rest in the pan for about 5 minutes, then loosen the ring of the springform pan. Serve the sauce with the casserole.