Serves: 8
Total Calories: 269

2 pounds potatoes
2 tablespoons chopped yellow onions
2 tablespoons cooking oils
1 pound ground beef
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
salt and pepper
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 clove finely crushed garlic
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup hot milk
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Peel and boil potatoes in salted water for 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, brown onion in cooking oil. Add and brown ground beef. Add tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper. Add bay leaf, thyme, cilantro, garlic clove. Simmer 10 minutes.

Drain mashed potatoes and add butter, hot milk, and nutmeg. Beat until smooth.

Spread 1/2 the mashed potatoes into a casserole dish. Add the meat mixture and cover with remaining mashed potatoes.

Mix together Parmesan cheese, and bread crumbs. Sprinkle over casserole and place in a 450 degree oven until browned.

Serve with a lettuce salad.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 269
Calories from Fat: 100

More Recipes from the A Taste of Brazil Cookbook:
Popular Stew (Vatapá rápido)
Black Eyed Peas Rolls (Acarajé)
Stew (Cozido)
Emigrants' Casserole (Enfornado caipira)
Brazilian Beef Stew (Ensopado de carne)