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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Layered Hungarian Casserole.

 This is one of my dads recipes. He made it for us as kids a lot.  Is a comfort food for me. Men love it because its so hearty, kids love it because of all the sour cream in it!  This is from memory. Read through once before making.  The amounts are approximated.

8 large potatoes.
2 pound's Kielbasa Sausage. I also have used reindeer, chicken, even a good quality hotdog....any sausage/ high quality hotdog will work
2 large jars of sauerkraut, drained and rinsed, then press all liquid out in a clean kitchen towel. This is important to do, for it carries a lot of liquids, and that will make our casserole watery.
one large white onion ( not a yellow they are too strong) onion sliced very very thin
large tub of sour cream or two regular sized ones.
Pam
Bread Crumbs
teaspoon or so of olive oil
Paprika, pepper, salt.

 Scrub the skins and then Slice the potatoes,leaving peels intact. Boil until ALMOST done. They shouldn't fall apart, they should be pretty firm, but slightly cooked thru. let cool, meanwhile slice the sausage. Potatoes and sausage are sliced so they r round. Fry the onion in the olive oil until opaque, add the sausage, cook for about 1-2 minutes or so. You dont want the sausage cooked , just warmed and pliable. Drain on paper towels. let cool

Spray a quiche dish or a deep baking dish with a spray oil, such as Pam. I use spray olive oil spay.  Layer as follows: I put the taters first, then the sausage/onion mixture, then the sauerkraut, sour cream,( sprinkle each layer of sour cream with pepper and paprika) then taters again, sausage/onion mixture, sauerkraut, one more layer of potatoes then sour cream  Top off with bread crumbs. Bake at 375 until the top is a crispy brown. LET COOL for about 10 minutes. I serve it with Salad and warm, fresh, crusty bread.  Enjoy :)

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