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Potato Gateau (Italian Mashed Potato Pie Recipe)
Potato Gateau is a very rich and tasty Italian mashed potato pie recipe. Easy to make, this Gattò di Patate (or Potato Gattò) is generally enriched with ham, salami, parmigiano, provola or mozzarella.Actually, there is no precise recipe. Each family has handed down its own version over time. You can use the cured meats and cheeses you prefer or you find available.
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 35 mins
Total Time
1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 359 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes ~2 pounds
- 3 eggs medium size
- 120 g mozzarella 4.5 oz - or Buffalo Mozzarella
- 60 g parmigiano reggiano ½ cup - grated
- 60 g salami 2 oz
- 60 g ham 2 oz - in a single slice or in little cubes
- 150 g cheese 5 oz - some smoked such as smoked scamorza and some sweeter such as caciocavallo
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes with their skin. Put them in a large pot with plenty of cold water. Bring to a boil and from now on will take about 30/40 minutes. Remove them from the water and peel the potatoes while they are still a warm.
- Cut the mozzarella into cubes. Then put them in a colander to drain all the liquid that comes out. Dice the cheeses. Cut the salami and ham into small cubes.
- Mash the potatoes still warm in a bowl with a potato masher.
- Break the eggs into a bowl. Add a little salt and pepper and beat them with a whisk.
- Add the beaten eggs to the potatoes and mix very well.
- Add the grated Parmigiano and the extra virgin olive oil. Then add ham, salami, mozzarella and the cheeses. Mix throughly all the ingredients.
- Take a baking dish and oil the base. Then add the breadcrumbs on the base evenly, over the entire surface. Pour the mixture into the pan.
- Level and sprinkle the surface of the Potato Gateau with the breadcrumbs and a little more grated Parmigiano. Add also a dash of oil.
- Bake your potato gateau at 180°C (350°F) in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes. Place the baking pan on the middle rack. Halfway through baking, turn the pan by 180° to help form a crispy crust evenly. If you want in the last 3 or 4 minutes you can turn on the grill, so that the surface becomes even more golden. But be careful that it doesn't burn! Take your potato gateau out of the oven and let it cool.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
359kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
627mg
(26%)
Potassium
628mg
(18%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
241IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
25mg
(28%)
Calcium
357mg
(36%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 359
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 359kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 627mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 628mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 241IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 357mg | 36% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.