kugelis

Name: Kugelis
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 5 pound(s) Red or Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and shredded (use a food processor if you have one); 6 slice(s) thick-cut bacon, cooked until crispy (reserve fat); 1 medium onion, shredded; 7 large eggs, beaten; 1 can(s) evaporated milk (12 oz); 1 tablespoon(s) salt, or more to taste; - pepper, to taste (I use about 1 tsp); - sour cream, to top

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Jamie Burris

Fayetteville, AR

Updated on Jan 14, 2023

My great-grandparents immigrated from Lithuania in the early 20th century and brought with them this potato recipe that I have been eating my whole life. My grandfather actually had to teach my grandmother to make it, who in turn taught my mother and my mother taught me. Definitely an heirloom recipe.

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Kugelis is a traditional Lithuanian potato dish. Typically made with russet potatoes, this recipe uses golden or red potatoes adding a bit of a creamier texture. Shredded potatoes are mixed with smoky bacon bits and sweet onions. This dish is part casserole, part hash brown. Top with a dollop of sour cream or a little applesauce. Yum!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 1 Hr

cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

method Bake

yield large family

Ingredients

5 pounds Red or Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and shredded (use a food processor if you have one)
6 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked until crispy (reserve fat)
1 medium onion, shredded
7 large eggs, beaten
1 can evaporated milk (12 oz)
1 tablespoon salt, or more to taste
- pepper, to taste (I use about 1 tsp)
- sour cream, to top

How To Make kugelis

Step 1

Cook bacon until crispy. Set aside to cool and let the bacon fat cool as well. When bacon is cool, chop finely in a food processor.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Beat eggs, milk, salt, and pepper, as well as the reserved bacon fat.
Step 3

Add bacon and mix well.
Step 4

Peeled potatoes should be shredded as the last step to keep them from turning color. Shred onion with the potato. Mix potatoes/onion with the egg mixture completely.
Step 5

Pour into a greased baking dish. (I used a 10 x 15.)
Step 6

Bake and test for doneness at 1 hour. Like a cake, it will pull from the sides of the pan and a knife should come out clean.
Step 7

Slice and serve with sour cream on top. This can also be sliced thin and fried with butter as a side with eggs for breakfast.
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