A much tastier choice to mashed potatoes, and a complete meal in itself, this is a very popular recipe in our country. You can substitute beef for other meats of you choice, or simply use cheese as filling.

Time: 40 Mins
Difficulty: Advanced
Serve: 6 people

Before starting to cook: Butter up a 3-inch tall baking pan. Heat up the oven to 350 °F.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups of mashed potatoes
• 1/2 cup of grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1 tablespoon of parsley finely diced
• 1/2 lb. of ground beef
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
• 1 small onion diced into very small cubes
• 1 green pepper diced into very small cubes
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• 1 pinch of oregano
• 2 tablespoons of mashed garlic
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup of evaporated milk
• Salt

Preparation:

1. Season the meat with salt, pepper, onions, green pepper, and orégano. In a shallow pan heat a tablespoon of oil. Add the ground beef and stir so it cooks uniformly. Add two tablespoons of water and the tomato paste, Let simmer at medium heat. Adjust water when necessary. When the meat is ready let all the liquid evaporate, adjust salt to taste. Turn off the heat and reserve.
   
2. Mix the milk, butter, eggs, garlic, parsley and salt to taste, add the mashed potatoes and mix well. Put half of this mixture in the baking pan, cover with the meat and finally cover with the remaining potatoes. Bake until the top is light golden. Let cool down, take out of the mold, cover with the mozzarella and put in the oven until the cheese melts.
   
3. Serve hot with green salad.

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I made this dish last week (actually for Thanksgiving) Mom didn't want to cook, I didn't want to cook, neither did my sister...last minute everybody was hungry & I took my labtop to the kitchen & made un pastelon de papas. We didn't have ground beef & I didn't want to use chicken so I used longaniza picada instead & it actually came out very good. My mom liked it sooooo that's a winner.


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