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Potato cake: gattò di patate – neapolitan recipes

The potato cake, called in Naples also “gattò or pizza di patane” is a typical preparation of Neapolitan cuisine and consists in a timbale of smashed potatoes with various types of local cheeses as provola, smoked scamorza, caciocavallo or mozzarella, and a special salami called Naples or slices of soppressata home made. Is it a salted pastry cake easy to prepare. In this session of typical dishes campani I propose you the recipe to prepare the original one of my land.

Potato cake recipe

You need

  • 3.3 lb of potatoes
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 oz of grated parmesan
  • 6 oz of provola cheese
  • 8 oz of mozzarella
  • 6 oz of Napoli salami
  • breadcrumbs
  • salt and pepper

 

boiled potato cake

Boil the potatoes with the whole peel, drain them and let them cool for a few minutes.

Meanwhile cut the smoked provola cheese and mozzarella, not too small, I prefer sliced, so as to form a uniform layer. Peel the potatoes and mash them two times with potato masher.

smashed potato

 

Wait a minute that potatoes intiepidiscano, dress them with the whole eggs, salt, a nice sprinkling of ground black pepper and grated cheese. Mix well all the ingredients. Grease with a little butter the inside of an oven dish, sprinkle with bread crumb and pour a layer of potato mixture in a uniform manner.

smashed potato for cake

Add all cheeses and salami.

filling potato cake

Cover with the remaining part of the potato mixture. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and some pieces of butter.

potato cake ready for cooking

Bake at 356°F  for 30 minutes, until it become a golden crust on the surface.

 

potato cake just cooked

Wait a few minutes before cutting into slices and serve. The potato cake is also excellent cold or heated the day after.

 

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