Ingredients
- 1 Litre Boiling Water
- 2 Diced Potatoes
- 500g Diced Beef
- 1 Diced Onions
- 2 Cubes Beef Stock
- 2 Tbsp Tomato Puree
- Salt
- Rosemary
- Olive Oil
Directions
Meat and potato are two common ingredients that are easy to come by in Albania. There are a lot of Albanian recipes but this Albanian meat bake is one of my favourites. It is quick and easy to prep and is great on cold winter evenings. When we are in Albania, the potato, onion and rosemary are grown in our garden and we get the meat from local butchers – the whole dish feels homely.
Tip: You can use more tomato puree to make a thicker sauce, more of a stodgy meal or less, to make it more of a casserole with juice at the bottom.
Steps
1 Done | Prepare the DishBrown off the meat and onions for 5 minutes then add them to a large flat casserole dish with the potatoes. Season with salt and dried rosemary. |
2 Done | Dissolve the stock cubes in the boiling water and add the tomato puree. Mix until all is dissolved then pour over the ingredients in the casserole dish and mix well. |
3 Done | CookingPlace in the oven at 180 degrees for 1.5 hours and mix once, half way through. |
4 Done | ServingLeave to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve in the cooking dish as a one pot dish. |
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I have not tried this yet; it sounds good. I am confused about the last two “cooking steps”. Do you pick one of the two? It mentions meatballs, but the recipe did not direct the cook to make meatballs. Please clear me up!
Hello – Not too sure what happened there, a bit of a blip! Sorry! I’ve tweaked the last few points – it was due to say Meat not meatballs 🙂 Hopefully this all makes sense now. Happy Cooking!
Hello what can I serve with this as I am British and I want to make it for my friend who is albanian and any tips before I make it for him ..many thanks
We just have it with bread 🙂 If you do want some sides my father in law always has gerkins!
Can I serve this dish with rice or just bread? Thank you.