Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa)
Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa)

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Great recipe for Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa). I don't know the name in English, so I just called Potato Meat Pie. Recently I found out that there is a recipe called Shepherd Pie that is kind of similar.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have elisa's potato meat pie (pastelon de papa) using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa):
  1. Prepare Potatoes
  2. Get 4 lb potatoes
  3. Make ready 4 oz Cream cheese
  4. Take Meat
  5. Get 1/2 lb ground beef
  6. Make ready 3/4 cup Smoked Cooked Ham, chopped
  7. Get 1/2 packages of Bacon, cut the name small strips
  8. Get 1 small green pepper
  9. Take 1/2 medium onion
  10. Get 2 tbsp Sofrito (the recipe is in my profile)
  11. Get 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
  12. Make ready 1 bunch cilantro
  13. Make ready 1 Salt & Pepper
  14. Get Topping
  15. Make ready 1 egg
  16. Get 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  17. Get 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

I don't know the name in English, so I just called Potato Meat Pie. Recently I found out that there is a recipe called Shepherd Pie that is kind of similar. I don't know the name in English, so I just called Potato Meat Pie. Recently I found out that there is a recipe called Shepherd Pie that is kind of similar.

Instructions to make Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa):
  1. Preheat the oven to 400.
  2. Chop the onion, pepper & cilantro
  3. On the stove, Put it on a pan and add the onions, peppers, smoked ham, bacon, cilantro, sofrito, olive oil, and fry for some seconds, until the onion is glossy.
  4. Add the beef, salt & pepper to the pan and cook.
  5. Peel the potatoes and cut them in small squares, add plenty salt to the water and boil.
  6. When the potatoes are done, mash them, add the cream cheese and add 2 tablespoons of the grease from the cooked meat and mix it very well. (You can add more or less grease from the meat.)
  7. In a greased pan, put one half of the potatoes on the bottom, put a level of meat on top and them add the rest of the potatoes.
  8. Beat the egg and pour it on top.
  9. Add the cheeses.
  10. Put it in the oven until golden.
  11. Wait it to cool a little, cut and serve!
  12. Enjoy!!

Pastelón de Papas is a complete meal in itself, and a popular dish in which you can use the filling of your choice, although here you can find the beef filling, which is the most popular version. Of course, the king of pastelones is Pastelón de Plátano Maduro - raise your hand if you disagree. This Mashed Potatoes and Beef Casserole is as easy as they come. The pastelon de papas is, I believe, the Latin version of a Shepherd's Pie. To be honest, I've never made Shepherd's Pie.

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