Kitchen appliances and utensils:
- grater;
- board;
- knife;
- spoon;
- containers for ingredients;
- oven;
- baking dish.
Ingredients
| Ground beef | 700-900 g |
| Potatoes | 5-6 pcs. |
| Tomatoes | 2 pcs. |
| Sour cream | 100-150 ml |
| Cheese | 250-300 g |
| Provencal herbs | 1 tbsp. l |
| Butter | 150 g |
| Milk | 50-80 ml |
| Pepper | taste |
| Salt | taste |
| Bow | 2 pcs. |
Step cooking
- We begin to prepare the ingredients. Take the stuffing and put it into a deep bowl. Add salt to the minced meat and mix it. Add ground black pepper there. We remove the minced meat to the side.
- Take a small baking sheet or glass form. We spread the butter on the bottom and rub it on the bottom of the mold.
- Cut the potatoes into thin slices and spread the first layer of potatoes to the bottom of the mold.
- Spread the second layer on top. Salt and add Provencal herbs.
- Continue to cut the potatoes and spread it in layers. After 2 layers, be sure to salt, add Provencal herbs. Take 1-2 onions and cut into thin rings.
- Put the onion on top of the potatoes.
- Pour all the ingredients with milk.
- On top of potatoes and onions we spread the minced meat.
- Cut the potatoes and spread on the minced meat.
- Cut the tomatoes into thin slices and spread them on top of the potatoes.
- Grate cheese on a coarse grater. We spread cheese on top of everything.
- Sprinkle cheese with Provencal herbs and spread sour cream on top.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the meat in French at this temperature for about 1 hour 10 minutes. Done! Sprinkle the dish with herbs to taste, and you can serve it to the table. Enjoy your meal!
Variations of serving and decorating dishes
French meat is an ideal option for a festive table. It can be safely prepared for guests when you do not know what to do. The recipe is simple, and it won’t take you a lot of time, and most importantly - by the end you will get tasty meat with potatoes and tomatoes. To make this dish look appropriate on the festive table, pay attention to the following tips:
- Do not spread tomatoes and cheese immediately. Add them 20 minutes before the whole dish is ready. So cheese and tomatoes will not burn or melt completely, and on the table the dish will look more presentable.
- Garnish each piece of meat in French with finely chopped herbs, such as parsley, dill or onions.
- Prepare an additional sour cream sauce with herbs and garlic.
- Serve the dish as soon as you take it out of the oven - it will be tastier!
Video recipe
If you want to learn more about this recipe and carefully follow each step of cooking meat in French with minced meat - watch this video. Its author will tell about his recipe for cooking meat in French, but not in a standard way, as many are accustomed to cooking this dish. He uses minced meat instead of meat and adds tomatoes. You can add any other ingredients to your taste. Enjoy watching!
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