Potatoes baked with cheese and spices in sour cream-garlic sauce
6 servings
180 minutes
Potatoes baked with cheese and spices in a sour cream-garlic sauce is a soulful dish of Belarusian cuisine that combines tenderness, aroma, and rich flavor. Historically, potatoes are one of the main ingredients in Belarusian cooking, and baking them with cheese and spices creates a harmony of textures and tastes. Golden slices of potatoes soaked in sour cream-garlic sauce reveal deep aromas, while melted soft cheese gives the dish a delightful creamy consistency. This treat is perfect as a standalone dish or as a side to meat and vegetables. It warms on cold evenings and brings the coziness of home. Such potatoes can be served with herbs or fresh vegetables, complemented by the light tanginess of sour cream and spicy notes of garlic and spices.
1
Peel the potatoes and slice them into thin rounds.
- Potato: 2 kg
2
Grate the cheese on a fine grater.
- Soft cheese: 500 g
3
Chop the garlic finely or pass it through a garlic press, and add it to the sour cream.
- Garlic: 4.5 cloves
- Sour cream 20%: 1 jar
4
Add spices to the sour cream and garlic, about half a packet.
- Spices: to taste
5
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
6
Grease the baking tray with vegetable oil.
- Vegetable oil: 50 ml
7
Layer the baking tray with: potatoes, then sauce, then sprinkle with seasoning and cheese. Continue layering in the same order until the potatoes are finished or the tray is full. The last layer should be cheese.
- Potato: 2 kg
- Sour cream 20%: 1 jar
- Spices: to taste
- Soft cheese: 500 g
8
Send the baking tray to the oven for 40 minutes to 1 hour.