Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Layered Potato

For those of you who are keeping to the Fast or if you are vegetarians, you may wish to prepare this dish based on my recipe without meat. But honestly, the "Rakott Krumpli" tastes the best and is only good with the Hungarian sausage, as in my photos :)

"Rakott Krumpli" is a typical Hungarian home-made main dish, hence, you can never find it in the menus of the elegant Hungarian restaurants. You can see this view only within the kitchens of Hungarian families or maybe in a 'less-expensive' Hungarian self-service eating outlets.

I'm a big fan of all of the Hungarian food, which consists of flavors that are determined by the sausage. I constantly feel that I'm lucky because, here in Hungary, we have lots of different types of national food which are prepared using the sausages :)

By the way, I guess Hungary is deservedly famous for the sausages. I'm sure that you have already heard about both of the Hungarian Gyulai and Csabai Sausages and you have already seen the fired (grilled) sausage, for example in winter in the Christmas Fair on Vörösmarty Square or in summer at Lake Balaton. There are many street vendors, where you can buy Hungarian fried fish and fried sausage too. So if you are traveling to Hungary, I am recommending you to TRY it!

Well, a couple of weeks ago I was on some official business at the Travel Exhibition. I have to participate in this event every year and the gastronomic part which I always enjoy the most. My personal favorite was the stand called the Békéscsaba stand, where even the fence is made of sausages!

"Even the fence is made of sausages there" is a Hungarian proverb and originally it means that: There, everyone is rich in everything. The fact is, Békéscsaba is really rich in sausages :)))

Now, shall I write down the ingredients of my recipe? Oh, this is the point which makes me confuse. I'm always having trouble writing down the ingredients' quantities.

Well in any case, I still hope you will enjoy this recipe:

1. Cook 1 kilo (or more) potatoes in their jackets in salt water until tender and ask your husband to peel and slice them :)

2. Hard-boil 5 (or less or more) eggs and when it has cool, enough to be handle, ask your children to peel and slice them :)

3. Slice a bigger (or in smaller slices, whichever you prefer) the Hungarian sausage.

4. Put the ingredients into a greased pan or a deep casserole.
Start with a layer of potatoes, salt the layer and sprinkle with bits of butter or a little oil.
(I personally prefer oil.)
Add a few pieces of sausage and slices of eggs, then cover with a layer of potatoes.
Add salt and oil.
Repeat the eggs and sausage layer and cover with potatoes.

5. Spread 2-3 deciliter sour cream and scatter with grained cheese and a little oil.
Bake in a medium heat oven for 35-40 minutes.

6. Serve with beet-root or any other pickles!"

Source and more photos: Hungarystartshere.com