Potatoes and green beans pie – Polpettone ligure
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 hour and 35 min
$7-8 total*
3-4 people
Ingredients
- 2 potatoes (medium size, roughly 300 g in total)
- 400 g (14 oz) green beans
- 1 white onion
- 200 g (7 oz) champignon mushroom
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, more to grease the baking tray, and garnish the polpettone
- 2 eggs
- 100 g (1 cup) grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp marjoram, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 cup unflavored bread crumbs
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt, more to taste
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
Wash the potatoes and put them unpeeled in a pot with cold water. Boil them for 35-40 minutes once the water starts to boil. Potatoes are ready when a fork inserted into them can slide easily all the way to the center. While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the beans and mushroom as follows.
Wash the green beans and boil them in salted water for 10-12 minutes. Drain and chop coarsely.
Clean and slice the mushrooms.
Wash and finely chop the onion. Put it in a large skillet with the oil and cook at low heat for 3-4 minutes, until golden. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook them for 10-12 minutes. Add the chopped green beans and cook at medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
Drain, peel and mash the potatoes.
In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients of the skillet with the mashed potatoes. Let it cool slightly.
Add to the vegetable mix the freshly grated parmesan cheese (leave 1 tbsp aside for putting on top together with the bread crumbs), the nutmeg, and the marjoram. Add salt to taste. Then, add the beaten eggs. Mix well.
Grease a rectangular baking pan (9 X 6 inch) with olive oil and add the vegetable mixture. Smooth the top and cover it with the bread crumbs and the remaining parmesan. Drizzle some olive oil on the top.
Bake the polpettone for 30-35 minutes or until the surface is golden.
Tips & notes
- Polpettone can be eaten immediately or cold. The day after it is even tastier!
- You can store the polpettone in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 days.
- Mushrooms can be omitted or substituted with dry mushrooms (in this case, let the dry mushrooms soak in water before adding them to the onion).
- You can also mash with a fork the green beans. I personally like them in bigger pieces so as to distinguish them from the mashed potatoes.
- If using a larger baking pan, either increase the amount of ingredients or accept to have a thinner polpettone 😉
* Price range estimated from local markets and supermarkets (it can change according to season, location and product quality)
Did you make this recipe? I'd love to see it!
Share a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #lessbuttermoreoil or tag me in your pictures and stories with @lessbuttermoreoil
