Serbian Ground Beef Veggie And Potato Bake Recipes

SERBIAN GROUND BEEF, VEGGIE, AND POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a casserole dish.
• In a skillet over medium heat, cook the beef until evenly brown. Remove beef from skillet, reserving juices, and set aside. Mix in the olive oil, and saute the green pepper, onion, carrot, and celery until tender.
• Return beef to the skillet, and season with paprika, salt, black pepper, red pepper, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir in the water and red wine until heated through. Dissolve the beef bouillon cube into the mixture. Remove skillet from heat, and mix in the half-and-half.
• Layer the bottom of the prepared casserole dish with enough potato slices to cover. ( I slice very thinly) Place the beef and vegetable mixture over the potatoes, and top with remaining potatoes.
• Cook, covered, 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the potatoes are tender.

SERBIAN GROUND BEEF, VEGGIE, AND POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 °F and lightly grease a casserole dish.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add 1 pound of ground beef and cook until evenly browned all over. Remove the cooked beef from the skillet and set aside. Reserve the juices.
• Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and saute 1 chopped green pepper, 1 chopped onion, 1 shredded carrot, and 2 chopped celery stalks until tender.
• Return the cooked beef to the skillet. Season with ½ a tablespoon of paprika, ½ a teaspoon of salt, ¾ teaspoon of black pepper, ¼ teaspoon of crushed red pepper, 1 pinch of ground cinnamon, and 1 pinch of ground cloves.
• Stir in ¼ cup of water and ⅛ cup of red wine and heat through. Add the beef bouillon cube to the mixture and stir until dissolved. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of half-and-half.
• Place enough potato slices to cover the bottom of the greased casserole dish in a single layer. Transfer the beef and vegetable mixture over the potatoes, and top with the remaining potatoes.
• Cover the dish and cook for 45 minutes in the preheated oven until the potatoes are tender.
• Cool for a few minutes before serving.