Appleberry (potato casserole)

Some ancient dishes are not only not cooked today, but many have not even heard of them. For example, a festive Slavic dish called apple. This, despite the strange name, is a casserole of potatoes, minced meat and mushrooms. Our ancestors knew a lot about food and loved a good table, and this recipe for potato casserole is proof of that!

Ingredients

• Potatoes - 500 g
• Minced meat - 300 g
• Champignons - 80 g
• Onions - 200 g
• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Milk - 3 tbsp. l.
• Bread crumbs - 20 g
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l.
• Butter - 20 g
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Ground black pepper - a pinch

Directions

1. Peel the potatoes, rinse and cut into several pieces. Boil the potatoes in a saucepan over low heat until tender, for 20 minutes, then drain the water.
2. Add milk (2 tablespoons), butter and 1 egg to a saucepan with boiled potatoes. Mash everything thoroughly.
3. Cut the champignons and onions into small cubes. Divide the onion into 2 parts, for frying the mushrooms and minced meat separately.
4. First of all, fry the onion in a preheated pan with vegetable oil.
5. Then add minced meat to the onion, pepper, salt and fry over low heat for 10-12 minutes.
6. Also fry the mushrooms with the second half of the onion, frying time - about 10 minutes.
7. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with ground breadcrumbs.
8. Put half of the potatoes in the first layer, flatten the layer with a spoon.
9. Next, lay out a layer of minced meat.
10. The next layer is fried mushrooms.
11. Top with the remaining mashed potatoes.
12. With the back of the spoon, carefully make a spiral pattern on the surface of the potato.
13. Brush with a mixture of beaten egg and 1 tbsp. l. milk.
14. Cook the potato casserole with minced meat and mushrooms in the oven at 200-220 degrees for 25-35 minutes, until golden brown (focus on your oven).
15. Serve the apple cider, a casserole of potatoes, minced meat, and mushrooms, hot. Bon Appetit!