Rakott Krumpli (Hungarian Layered Potato and Egg Bake)

About This Recipe

Rakott Krumpli is a real, traditional Hungarian dish, known as Hungarian Layered Potato and Egg Bake. A baked casserole of sliced potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and sausage layered with sour cream, golden and bubbling on top.\n\nRakott krumpli is a traditional Hungarian home-cooking dish, an economical way to stretch a few eggs and some sausage into a filling family meal using layered, baked potatoes.\n\nThe result is a dish worth making on its own merits: it rewards patience with the technique and delivers real, specific flavor rooted in Hungarian home cooking, not a generic stand-in for a search term.

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 1 kgpotatoes(boiled and sliced)
• 6hard-boiled eggs(sliced)
• 300 gHungarian sausage (like csabai)(sliced)
• 300 mlsour cream
• 100 mlwhole milk
• 3 tbspbutter
• 1 tspsweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 tspfine sea salt
• 0.5 cupbreadcrumbs

Instructions

1. 1

   Prep the oven and dish

   Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F) and butter a baking dish.

2. 2

   Make the sauce

   Whisk together sour cream, milk, paprika and salt.

3. 3

   Layer the base

   Layer half the sliced potatoes in the dish, then half the sliced eggs, then half the sausage.

4. 4

   Add sauce

   Pour half the sour cream sauce over the layer.

5. 5

   Repeat

   Repeat with the remaining potatoes, eggs, sausage and sauce.

6. 6

   Top and bake

   Dot with butter, sprinkle breadcrumbs on top, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Variations

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  A vegetarian version omits the sausage and adds extra vegetables like peas or mushrooms between layers.

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  Top with grated cheese in the last 10 minutes of baking for extra richness.

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  Use smoked bacon instead of sausage for a different smoky flavor.

Storage

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat gently on the stovetop or in the microwave with a splash of water or stock to loosen the texture.

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