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Argentine Mashed Potato Pie

Ingredients

• 6-8 potatoes
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 onion
• 1 red pepper
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2-3 eggs
• 1/2 cup green pitted olives
• shredded cheese
• 1 can tomato sauce
• paprika, salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Peel and boil the potatoes until done.
2. Boil eggs for 15 min.
3. Halve, peel and chop onion and pepper.
4. Sauté onion and pepper until tender.
5. Add beef to onion and brown well.
6. Add paprika, salt and pepper.
7. Add tomato sauce to beef, stir, and remove from heat.
8. Add eggs, olives to beef mixture.
9. Mash potatoes, add butter, milk and salt.
10. Use half mashed potatoes to line a lasagna pan or other large baking pan.
11. Pour in beef mixture.
12. Top with remaining mashed potatoes.
13. Sprinkle with shredded cheese on top.
14. Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes.

Submitted by Betiana Turteltaub, au pair in Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2004-2005

Milanesas or Shnitzels

Ingredients

• 6 veal rounds
• 2 eggs, whipped
• 1 cup of bread crumbs
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Dip the milanesas (veal rounds) in the whipped eggs and in the bread crumbs with salt and pepper.
2. Shake of the excess bread crumbs.
3. Fry the milanesas until golden, or bake in the oven at 350°F (place the milanesas in a pan, cooked them for 10 minutes, then turn them over and baked them 10 more minutes). You can make them a la napolitana with tomato sauce and mozzarella on top.

You can served them with French fries, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, salad or rice.

Submitted by Betiana Turteltaub, au pair in Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2004-2005

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