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Gato de Patata – Sephardic Potato Cake
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Gato de Patata – Sephardic Potato Cake

Gato de patata – a classic Sephardic potato cake with cheeses, airy and rich, a traditional dish for any occasion

⏱ 1 hr 10 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F). Grease a 24 cm pan and dust it with the breadcrumbs.
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOvenBaking pan
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Mix the feta cheese and egg yolks until smooth.
  3. 3
    Add the yellow cheese and mix.
  4. 4
    Add the potatoes, olive oil, parsley, nutmeg, salt and black pepper and mix.
  5. 5
    Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
  6. 6
    Fold the whipped whites into the mixture gently.
    ⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
  7. 7
    Pour into the pan and spread evenly.
    Baking pan
  8. 8
    Bake 40 minutes, until the surface is golden.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  9. 9
    Let cool 10 minutes before cutting.
    💡Resting before cutting sets the pie: cut straight out of the oven, it is still soft inside and the slices fall apart.
506calories
20 gprotein
45 gcarbs
28 gfat
● protein 16%● carbs 35%● fat 49%

Per serving (364 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
  • Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk · one of them

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