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Kugelis

A grated potato pudding baked in the oven, with a dense, soft texture, golden on top and often studded with bacon. A Lithuanian winter family dish, served hot with sour cream or cranberry compote.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

476 kcal per serving

Protein
18.3 g
Carbohydrates
49.1 g
of which sugars
6.9 g
Fat
21.1 g
of which saturated fat
8.8 g
Fiber
5.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C and generously butter a square or round ovenproof dish.
  2. Finely grate the potatoes and the onion, then squeeze the pulp to remove the liquid.
  3. Fry the bacon cubes in a dry pan until golden, then set half aside for the topping.
  4. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the milk, salt and pepper, then mix in the grated potatoes, the onion, the starch and the bacon with its fat.
  5. Pour the mixture into the buttered dish, scatter over the rest of the bacon and a few onion rings.
  6. Bake for about 1 h 15, until the top is nicely golden and a skewer comes out dry from the centre.
  7. Let it rest for 10 minutes before cutting into portions and serving hot, with sour cream if you like.

Variations and tips

Meat-free version. Omit the bacon and add a tablespoon of rapeseed oil along with a pinch of smoked paprika to keep the flavour.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.