This is a simple but delicious, all time favourite Hungarian dish, which is very easy to make – you just layer the ingredients and bake in the oven. To achieve the best flavour, I suggest buying the best quality ingredients you can afford – believe me, it worth it! The other key thing is the salt: use it over every layer of potatoes and eggs. It seems too much, but it brings out the true flavour of this dish.
Ingredients (for 6):
4 lbs (about 2kg) potatoes (use waxy or all-purpose type, which retain their shape)
8 eggs
3 oz(80-100g gr) smoked bacon
1 lb (450gr) Smoked Hungarian Sausage (or Chorizo)
1,1 lbs (500 gr) full fat sour cream
1 tsp Paprika
1 tbsp Vegeta (all purpose seasoning) – optional
Salt
1. In a large pot boil the potatoes with skin on until almost done. Be careful, do not overcook! It's better if slightly under-cooked (as they will cook in the oven too)
2. Make 8 hard boiled eggs
3. Cut the smoked bacon into small cubes, then cook them until golden (half-done).
4. Cut the sausage (not too thin) slices
5. When the potatoes are ready, drain them and let them cool a little
6. Peel and slice the eggs
7. Peel the boiled potatoes while they're still warm (almost hot, if you can handle them)
8. Not too thinly slice all the potatoes, /or you can slice them directly into the tray when layering the dish.
9. Mix the sour cream with 1 tbsp of Vegeta (all-purpose seasoning). It's optional, you can use the sour cream without it. (I like it, because it gives a nice, salty flavor)
10. Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C)
11. Everything is ready – start to layer the dish!
12. Grease the baking tray with the fat from the bacon.
13. Place one layer of the sliced potatoes, then sprinkle with salt. The second layer is the sliced sausage, then one layer of sliced eggs. Cover it with the (seasoned) sour cream.
14. Repeat this one more time: potatoes, (salt), sausages, eggs, sour cream.
15. Finish it with a layer of potatoes, covered with sour cream.
16. Sprinkle the bacon pieces on top (you can add some bacon pieces between the layers too!), and also sprinkle some paprika on top.
17. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes (until the top is nicely browned, the sausages released their fat, and the sour cream is set)
18. Let it stay and cool about 10-15 minutes, then serve.
19. You can add some extra sour cream on top, and serve some pickles on side.
20. ENJOY!
/The music is based on a Hungarian folk song, played and made by my husband, MrStick© 2017 - (all rights reserved)/