Tin food is the savior of a busy cook.
The sausage and potato tray is finished with ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, onion and pickles. Roni Lehti
Whole food on the same tray is not a new invention, but during the worst corona times it became a big hit. Iltalehti reports in April 2020 Teresa Välimäki from the baking tray he prepared for his family. It became a super hit. The popularity literally exploded. After that, everyone made tin dishes.
However, the genius of tinned food has not disappeared anywhere.
Chef Risto Mikkola knows that a meal prepared in one pan is the savior of everyday life. Especially in a busy everyday life.
This time, Mikkola’s oven dish has potatoes and sausage. However, this is food that can be varied according to your own mood and preferences.
The preparation of tin food starts with a raw potato and its slicing. The potatoes are rolled in oil and spices and put to play.
If you are in a hurry, you can correct this step and pour a bag of frozen potato slices onto the tray. The most important thing is that the potatoes are roasted in the oven first. When the potato has a suitable surface, add melted cheese and sliced sausages to the tray.
Now let’s celebrate the “old time” sausages.
– I like sausages. I buy them for home too. I cut a slice, a bit thicker, and put it on top of the bread, says Mikkola.
To make it easy to slice the potato, first cut off a piece lengthwise so that the potato has an even side. Place the flat side on the cutting board. The potato stays in place well when you slice it. PHOTO: Roni Lehti
There is a wide selection of sausages. There is Saturday sausage, onion tea sausage, Balkan sausage and Gotler.
Saturday sausage is a sausage with a smooth texture and a mild taste. The first mentions of Saturday sausage can be found as early as the 1920s.
Jahtimakkara is a traditional onion sausage made from pork. Yacht sausages usually have a higher meat content than Saturday sausages.
Gotler is a meaty ham sausage made from pork, with more ham than hunting sausage. The ham stands out in the cutlet in cubes. Cutlet sausages sold under the Gouter name are generally similar to Gotler.
Balkan sausage is a heavily smoked, spicy and coarse-textured sausage. Pork, beef and chicken are usually used in it.
Once the sausage has been chosen, all you have to do is chop it on top of the potatoes.
– This is great food also because it doesn’t become a counter. Just put the dirty baking paper in the trash, Mikkola laughs.
There will be no counter with the one-pan tactic. Roni Lehti
Sausage and potato tray
1 kg baked potatoes in slices
0.5 dl olive oil
1 teaspoon of salt
0.5 tsp black peppercorns
1 prk (250g) Koskenlaskija food & dip
1 stick (800g) of onion-themed sausage
1 dl mayonnaise
0.5 dl of ketchup
0.5 dl mustard
1 red onion, halved in rings
1 dl chopped parsley
1. Cut the sausage into 1 cm thick slices.
2. Mix potatoes, oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Spread the potatoes on a baking sheet on baking paper. Roast the potatoes in a 200-degree oven for 15 minutes.
3. Spoon the cheese sauce over the potatoes and the sausage slices over the sauce.
4. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven, spread mustard, ketchup and mayonnaise on the surface. Finish with onion and chopped parsley.
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