Rich Man's Pilaf

Ingredients

• •1 tbsp grated parmesan or aged kashar
• •A bit more than 1 cup rice
• •2 tbsp olive oil
• •100 g gruyère cheese
• •1 bell pepper
• •50 g green beans
• •150 g beef mince
• •60 g mortadella
• •2 tomatoes
• •2 potatoes
• •Breadcrumbs
• •1 egg
• •Garlic
• •Parsley
• •Black pepper, salt

Preparation

1. 1

   Boil the rice in salted water, drain, rinse and add olive oil. Boil the potatoes about half an hour; once lukewarm, peel, chop and press through a sieve into a purée. Trim the pepper and cut into strips. Boil the green beans about twenty minutes and chop finely. Slice the tomatoes and dice the gruyère.

2. 2

   Add the beef mince, egg, chopped mortadella, chopped garlic and parsley, grated parmesan or aged kashar, salt and black pepper to the potato purée.

3. 3

   Shape this mixture into tiny patties. Coat in breadcrumbs and fry in hot olive oil. Mix all the ingredients into the rice. If you like, add 2 washed, sliced mushrooms and serve.