A travel companion
A traditional Catalan recipe, full of flavor and perfect for a traveler seeking comfort food.
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$10.02 $2.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.86
- $0.37
- $0.19
- $0.37
- $7.49
- $0.15
- $0.17
- $0.42
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cook the potato as you would for mashed potatoes, and drain it thoroughly.
- Mix it with a piece of butter until you have a thick puree. ≈ 4 min
- Prepare separately, in the oven, lean meat or beef, an onion, a carrot, and garlic, until they are cooked through.
- Meanwhile, prepare a lard mixture by combining lard with oil paint, a little béchamel sauce, and a pinch of walnuts and nutmeg, and then pour this mixture over the meat.
- Take everything out of the oven and then use a potato masher to combine it all.
- Spread the mashed potatoes on a damp dishcloth and layer alternately with mayonnaise and meat, until you reach the desired thickness. ≈ 4 min
- Fold the dishcloth so that the puree is wrapped around it. ≈ 3 min
- Cover everything with mayonnaise and serve immediately. ≈ 2 min
- Category: Gastronomy of the Alt Urgell ≈ 3 min
The bill
A travel companion
- earth apple$0.86
- butter$0.37
- 1 carrot$0.19
- A small amount of nutmeg$0.37
- Beef or pork$7.49
- 1 onion$0.15
- oil-based paint$0.17
- mayonnaise$0.42
Total$10.02
that's $2.51 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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