Meat-stuffed mashed potato roll (braç de gitano)
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…
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
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
- Cook the apples as you would for a puree, and drain them very well.
- Mash them with a piece of butter to create a thick puree. ≈ 4 min
- Aside from that, roast the meat in the oven with the onion, carrot, and garlic until everything is cooked through.
- 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
- Remove the dish from the oven and then pulse everything in a food processor.
- 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
- Lift the dishcloth to wrap the puree around itself. ≈ 3 min
- 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.
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