Potato Purée Cake to Mix with Sausages or Meat
Origin: Castile, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1921
Ingredients
- 500 g potatoes
- 50 g manteca (lard)
- 6 whole eggs
- milk
- salt
- manteca (lard)
Instructions
- Boil 500 grams of potatoes until cooked, peel them, and pass through a ricer or food mill.
- In a heavy pan over low heat, mix the purée with milk and 50 grams of manteca (lard), stirring constantly until the milk is fully absorbed and the mixture is well combined.
- Remove from heat and continue stirring while adding 6 eggs one by one, beating well to incorporate each one.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Grease a smooth mold with manteca (lard).
- Pour the mixture into the mold and set it in a water bath (bain-marie).
- Cook until set and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let rest briefly before unmolding and serving.
- Serve alongside sausages or meat.