A travel companion

A travel companion

Main dishes

A traditional Catalan recipe, full of flavor and perfect for a traveler seeking comfort food.

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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

4 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

  1. Cook the potato as you would for mashed potatoes, and drain it thoroughly.
  2. Mix it with a piece of butter until you have a thick puree. ≈ 4 min
  3. Prepare separately, in the oven, lean meat or beef, an onion, a carrot, and garlic, until they are cooked through.
  4. 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.
  5. Take everything out of the oven and then use a potato masher to combine it all.
  6. Spread the mashed potatoes on a damp dishcloth and layer alternately with mayonnaise and meat, until you reach the desired thickness. ≈ 4 min
  7. Fold the dishcloth so that the puree is wrapped around it. ≈ 3 min
  8. Cover everything with mayonnaise and serve immediately. ≈ 2 min
  9. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • earth apple
  • butter
  • 1 carrot
  • A little bit of fat
  • A small amount of nutmeg
  • Bexamel
  • Beef or pork
  • 1 onion
  • Everything
  • oil-based paint
  • mayonnaise

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