Potato Pie with Minced Meat and Vegetables

Welcome to a recipe that feels like a warm hug on a plate! This Potato Pie with Minced Meat and Vegetables is a beloved comfort food classic in many households, a hearty and satisfying dish that brings everyone to the table. Think of it as a cousin to the classic Shepherd's Pie, but with its own unique, flavorful personality. We're layering a rich, savory filling of minced meat and tender vegetables, seasoned with aromatic spices, under a fluffy blanket of creamy mashed potatoes, all baked until golden and bubbly. It's simple, delicious, and perfect for a cozy family dinner.

Potato Pie with Minced Meat and Vegetables

Cooking: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Quantity: 4 Servings

Per serving

Calories: 625 kcal

Proteins: 22.5 g

Fats: 42.5 g

Carbohydrates: 35 g

Ingredients for Potato Pie with Minced Meat and Vegetables

• 400 g homemade minced meat (a mix of beef and pork is ideal)
• 1 onion
• 1 chili pepper
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 10 g ginger root
• 120 g canned tomatoes
• 100 g green peas
• 500 g potatoes
• 100 g cream
• 50 g fresh herbs
• 60 g butter
• 30 g vegetable oil
• 5 g khmeli-suneli (a Georgian spice blend, or use your favorite meat seasoning)
• 15 g all-purpose flour
• salt (to taste)

How to Make Potato Pie with Minced Meat and Vegetables

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet, add the homemade minced meat to the hot oil, and sprinkle with khmeli-suneli (a fragrant Georgian spice blend) or any other meat spice mix of your choice. Fry the minced meat over high heat for a few minutes.

Frying the minced meat with spices

While the meat is cooking, finely chop a small chili pepper, including the seeds, and slice a red onion into thin wedges. Add the chili and onion to the skillet with the minced meat.

Adding hot chili pepper and sliced red onion to the pan

In a mortar, grind a peeled ginger root, a few cloves of garlic, and a pinch of coarse salt. The salt acts as an abrasive here.

Add the ground spices to the skillet with the minced meat and fry everything together for 20 minutes.

Grinding ginger and garlic with salt. Adding to the minced meat

Next, add the canned tomatoes. Alternatively, you can quickly fry a finely chopped fresh tomato in vegetable oil, sprinkle with salt and sugar, to achieve a similar effect.

Adding tomatoes

Lastly, add the green peas – fresh or frozen. Simmer the vegetables with the minced meat for 15 minutes, and salt to taste. 5 minutes before it’s done, add all-purpose flour dissolved in 30 ml of cold water. This will help bind the ingredients.

Adding green peas to the minced meat and simmering. 5 minutes before it's ready, add the dissolved flour

Chop the potatoes into small pieces, boil until tender, and mash with a fork or a potato masher.

Mashing the boiled potatoes

Add butter, cream, and finely chopped herbs to the mashed potatoes; green onions and parsley work wonderfully. Mix the mashed potatoes and season with fine table salt.

Adding butter, cream, and finely chopped herbs to the mashed potatoes

Place the minced meat and vegetable mixture into a ceramic baking dish. Then, add the potatoes on top.

Placing the minced meat in a baking dish and topping with mashed potatoes

Spread the potatoes so that some of it touches the edges of the dish, then pierce the potato layer in the corners to let the steam escape.

Use a fork to create waves on the surface; they will turn into a crispy crust during baking.

Spreading the mashed potatoes over the entire surface. Making punctures

Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Place the potato pie in the oven for 30-35 minutes. All the ingredients are already cooked, but what’s a pie without a golden top? So you’ll have to wait for it to brown.

Sprinkle the finished potato pie with fresh herbs.

Baking the potato pie with minced meat and vegetables in the oven at 190 °C (375 °F) for 30-35 minutes

Serve the potato pie hot, with a pickled cucumber and fresh black bread (typically rye bread) on the side for a delicious meal.

Potato Pie with Minced Meat and Vegetables