Gateau di patate (potato bake). As soon as they are cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes and run them through a food mill or potato ricer into a large bowl, as if you were making mashed potatoes. Put the potatoes and garlic in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. The potato gateau, or a pie of potatoes, it's made using cold cuts and cheeses, you can find in several regional variations or family variations, as in my case, this recipe often used to made my mother-in-law, she preferred to use instead of the classic cooked ham the mortadella.

This dish is an example of the French Bourbon legacy in Napolitan cuisine. This is a delicious potato "cake" prepared with mashed potatoes, eggs and cheese (similar to potato croquettes) and the addition of spicy salami from Naples (like in pizza rustica). Potato Gateau - Gatto`, Palermo style as prepared by Nonna Liliana. You can cook Gateau di patate (potato bake) using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Gateau di patate (potato bake)

You need of Enough potatoes for everyone.
You need 1 of mozzarella.
Prepare 1 packet of ham.
You need 100 g of scamorza or other smoked cheese.
Prepare 100 g of spicy salami (I used normal last time).
Prepare 30 g of pecorino, grated (added this time, yummy!).
You need 30 g of Parmesan, grated.
Prepare of Sprinkle of breadcrumbs.
You need 2 of eggs.
You need of Olive oil.
It's of Butter.
Prepare to taste of Salt.

Baked Lamb and Potatoes - Agnello con Patate. Drain the potatoes and transfer them to a large mixing bowl. While the potatoes are still warm out the potatoes through a ricer and mix well with a spatula until smooth. Wash the sweet potatoes and boil until sufficiently cooked for mashing.

Gateau di patate (potato bake) instructions

Peel, chop, boil potatoes in salted water. When cooked, mash and leave to cool in a bowl. Prep other ingredients. Chop ham, cheese, salami.
Add chopped ingredients to potatoes. Mix well. Add eggs and mix well. Add Parmesan and pecorino. Mix well.
Grease a baking tray with oil. Sprinkle breadcrumbs all over. Add mixture.
Spread it out evenly. Top with more cheese if you fancy it (I did!) Some breadcrumbs and little knobs of butter. Bake at 180 for about 40-45 mins.
Totally delicious :).

Test by pricking with a fork. Peel the sweet potatoes and mash the flesh together until a uniformly smooth paste is Sprinkle the flour to the sweet potatoes and work to a smooth dough. Use some more flour if necessary. Il gateau di patate, anche detto il gattò, è una torta rustica a base di patate cotta in forno che si prepara soprattutto in Campania e a Napoli. Si chiama gateau perché è un tortino che si prepara schiacciando delle patate lesse e mescolandole a uova, prosciutto cotto e mozzarella.