Piedmont Potato Casserole Patate Pasticciate
By WeddingDiva
Piemontese potato casserole, or patate pasticciate, is a rich, hearty dish that is perfect as a side dish to roasted meats.
Butter for greasing the pan
Bread crumbs for lining the pan
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Ingredients
- 2 1/4 pounds red skin potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 3 egg yolks
- 8 ounces of ricotta (ideally seiràss, a salted, slightly fermented Piemontese specialty)
- 3 ounces Italian Fontina, diced
- 3 ounces leftover boiled or roasted meat, such as roast beef, diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
Preparation
Step 1
Grease a casserole dish with the butter and coat in bread crumbs. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Boil the potatoes in salted water until a skewer penetrates easily, then drain and rice them.
Mix the butter, half the grated cheese, and two yolks into the potatoes, and use a little more than half the mixture to line the pan. Spread the ricotta, Fontina, remaining grated cheese and diced meat over the potatoes. Season the mixture with pepper and a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg (don't overdo it), and cover it all with the remaining potato. Paint the surface with the remaining yolk and bake it for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Serve hot.
This recipe is featured on show 1910 - Potato Casseroles.