Meat-stuffed mashed potato roll (braç de gitano)

Meat-stuffed mashed potato roll (braç de gitano)

Main dishes

A traditional recipe from the Alt Urgell region: a thick puree spread on a dishcloth, layered with chopped roasted meat and mayonnaise, rolled up like a c…

Enlarge photo
↓ Jump to recipe

Discover this traditional Catalan recipe, perfect for a traveler looking for comforting, familiar food.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour, frying pan
  • Estimated cost$5.31 $1.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.02
  • $0.37
  • $0.39
  • $0.39
  • $2.12
  • $0.21
  • $0.09
  • $0.16
  • $0.56

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the apples as you would for a puree, and drain them very well.
  2. Mash them with a piece of butter to create a thick puree. ≈ 4 min
  3. Aside from that, roast the meat in the oven with the onion, carrot, and garlic until everything is cooked through.
  4. While cooking, mix the bacon with the oil, a little béchamel sauce, and a pinch of nutmeg, and pour this mixture over the roast. ≈ 4 min
  5. Remove the dish from the oven and then pulse everything in a food processor.
  6. Spread the mashed potatoes on a damp dishcloth and cover them with alternating layers of mayonnaise and filling, until the desired thickness is reached. ≈ 4 min
  7. Lift the dishcloth to wrap the puree around itself. ≈ 3 min
  8. Spread the roll with mayonnaise and serve it immediately, while it’s still hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Meat-stuffed mashed potato roll (braç de gitano)

  • earth apple$1.02
  • butter$0.37
  • 1 carrot$0.39
  • A little bit of bacon$0.39
  • béchamel sauce$2.12
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 clove of garlic$0.09
  • oil$0.16
  • mayonnaise$0.56

Total$5.31

that's $1.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • earth apple
  • butter
  • 1 carrot
  • A little bit of bacon
  • walnut and nutmeg
  • béchamel sauce
  • Lean beef or pork
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • oil
  • mayonnaise

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.

🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating