Potato bake with béchamel

Ingredients

• new potatoes – 1 kg
• pork mince – 0.5 kg
• onion – 1 pc
• egg – 1pcs
• breadcrumbs – 1 tbsp
• salt
• pepper
• cheese – 100 g
• dill
• garlic – 3 cloves
• sunflower oil
• spring onion
• For the sauce:
• plain flour – 2 tbsp
• milk – 500 ml
• butter – 30 g
• ground black pepper – ¼ tsp
• salt – 1/3 tsp

Method

1. Step 1

   New potatoes with meatballs in a delicate béchamel sauce are a wonderful dinner for the whole family.

   
2. Step 2

   To prepare this dish, you need to add chopped onion, salt, pepper, chicken egg, breadcrumbs to the minced meat and mix well. We form small balls from the finished minced meat.

   
3. Step 3

   Dip the resulting meatballs in flour and fry in a frying pan until golden brown.

   
4. Step 4

   Boil the potatoes whole in salted water until tender.

   
5. Step 5

   Prepare the sauce. Melt the butter in a frying pan, pour in the flour and stir constantly until golden brown. Add salt and pepper. Set the heat to low and gradually pour in the milk, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 5-8 minutes until thickened.

   
6. Step 6

   Pour 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil into the bottom of a deep baking dish and cut the garlic into slices.

   
7. Step 7

   Place boiled potatoes on top and sprinkle with finely chopped dill.

   
8. Step 8

   Place fried meatballs on top of potatoes.

   
9. Step 9

   Pour in Bechamel sauce. Top with cheese. Place in a preheated oven at 170° for 20 minutes.

10. Step 10

    Sprinkle the finished casserole with chopped green onions.