Ground beef with potatoes and eggs ( Musaca de cartofi )

Today i will be presenting you a very common dish in Romanian kitchens,very simple and easy to do and also very budget aware.What it lakes in cost makes up in taste it is delicious served either hot or even cold with a little heavy sour cream and a tomato and lettuce salad,although in the winter months it is usually served with sour kraut salad or pickle salad.For this recipe you will need:

-800g Potatoes skin on preferably
-500g Ground Beef( Ground pork or lamb or any mixture will be excellent)
-100g Salted Cheese
 -1 Carrot
-1 Onion
-2 Garlic Cloves
-2 Tomatoes ( Tomato puree will also be fine)
-1 Handfull of Parsley
-Salt
-Pepper
-Thyme
-Basil
-Dill
-2 Eggs


Preparation: Boil the potatoes skin on in salted water till they are half cooked,then take them out and let them cool.Slice the potatoes in 1 cm thick slices and set the slices aside in a bowl.In a bowl mix together the ground beef with salt ,pepper ,thyme,basil and part of the dill and parsley.Chop the onion and set it to cook in a frying pan with a little oil and a pinch of salt.Add the carrot cut in thin slices and after a couple of minutes add the thinly sliced garlic also.Let it cook for a few minutes then add the beef .Cook till the meat starts browning,in this phase add the tomatoes and the rest of the herbs and keep on the flame till the meat is fully cooked.Let the meat sit till it is at the room temperature then add the mixed eggs into the meat mixture and stir to make it homogenous .In a casserole dish put a little oil and use a brush to spread it on the edges.Take the potatoes and put one lair on the bottom of the dish then one lair of meat alternating till you finish the ingredients.On top of the "Musaca" shred the cheese and set in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 30-40 minutes.Serve hot with a little heavy sour cream on top accompanied by a salad of your choice and a nice glass of wine.Enjoy your meal.

Wish you all the best.
Flo.

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