Ground Pork and Mashed Potato Gratin

Name: Ground Pork and Mashed Potato Gratin
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 grams Ground pork; 1 to 2 Onions; 5 Potatoes; 15 grams Butter; 1 Milk; 1 Salt and pepper; 1 Pizza cheese

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

There are several recipes like this. Ones using lamb or beef, or shepherd's pie and so on. I made my version using potatoes I had on hand and Sangen Pork from Hirata Farm via the Seikatsu Club. Because the recipe is so simple, the flavors of the ingredients really shine!

If you season both the pork and the potatoes enough that you can eat either one on its own, the seasoning will be just right. For 4 servings. Recipe by mipon

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

If you season both the pork and the potatoes enough that you can eat either one on its own, the seasoning will be just right. For 4 servings. Recipe by mipon

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gramsGround pork
1to 2 Onions
5Potatoes
15 gramsButter
1Milk
1Salt and pepper
1Pizza cheese

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Steps

1

Make mashed potatoes. Mash boiled potatoes, add butter and milk and mix. When it is your desired consistency, season with salt and pepper.
2

Sauté the ground pork and finely chopped onions together in a frying pan. When they are cooked through, season with salt and pepper. (Onions are often grown with a lot of pesticides! Use reduced-pesticides or organically grown ones.)
3

Layer the meat and potatoes in a gratin or shallow baking dish in that order. Top with cheese, and bake in an oven or toaster oven until the cheese has melted. (I didn't have any pizza cheese so I used sliced cheese.
4

When I used a variety of potato called "The Awakening of the Incas," my family all murmured, "It's soo good!"
5

It's delicious reheated in the microwave the next day.
6

Addendum: If you keep the removed fat in the refrigerator and use it for stir-fries, you can add a lot of umami! (Taking all the fat off will make the meat less tasty, so leave a little.)