Pastelón de Papa [Recipe + Video] Potato and Beef Casserole
Learn how to make pastelón de papa, our amazing ground beef casserole sandwiched between layers of creamy mashed potatoes and lots of melted cheese. It truly is irresistible.
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Dominican, Latino
Keyword papas con queso recipe, pastel de papas recipe
2½cupsgrated mozzarella or Cheddar cheese, or both
Instructions
1. Making filling
See the video to make the ground beef filling hereHeat oil over medium-low heat. Stir in onion and cook and stir until it turns translucent. Add garlic and cook stirring, for a minute.Add minced meat and cook over high heat and stir, breaking into small clumps until it browns.
Pour in tomato sauce, and add bell pepper, salt, and pepper. Stir and cover. Simmer for 3 minutes.Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste if needed. Remove from the heat.
2. Preparing the potatoes
Boil the potatoes in salted water (½ teaspoon of salt) until they are cooked through. Mash the potatoes, while still warm. A potato ricer (Amazon affiliate link) works best for this, but you can also use a food processor, or simply mash until there aren't any lumps.Mix in potatoes, milk, butter, garlic powder, and salt to taste. Mix in parsley and yolks.
3. Assembling
Grease a 9-cup baking pan. Spread half of the potato mash in the baking pan, and cover with half the cheese. Top with the meat filling, followed by the remaining potato mash. Top with the remaining half of the cheese.
4. Baking
Cook in a preheated oven at 350 ºF [170 ºC] for 20 minutes, or until the top is a light golden color, and cheese is bubbly.