Rakott Krumpli (Hungarian Layered Potato Bake)

Name: Rakott Krumpli (Hungarian Layered Potato Bake)
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 1kg potatoes, waxy, boiled in skins, peeled and sliced; 6 eggs, hard boiled and sliced; 250g smoked sausage, sliced; 300ml soured cream; 100ml milk; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp sweet paprika; 30g butter; 1 tbsp breadcrumbs

Layers of potato, hard boiled egg and smoked sausage baked under a blanket of soured cream.

Nut free

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.96 a head
Oven190°C (170°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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1 kgpotatoeswaxy, boiled in skins, peeled and sliced
6eggshard boiled and sliced
250 gsmoked sausagesliced
300 mlsoured cream
100 mlmilk
1 tspsalt
1 tbspsweet paprika
30 gbutter
1 tbspbreadcrumbs

Method

1
Boil the potatoes in their skins for 20 minutes, cool a little, then peel and slice. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool and slice.
20 min
2
Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan). Grease a baking dish with butter.
3
Mix the soured cream, milk, salt and paprika.
4
Layer potatoes, sausage and egg, spooning the cream mixture between each layer. Finish with potatoes and cream.
5
Scatter with breadcrumbs and dot with butter.
6
Bake for 35 minutes until bubbling and golden on top. Rest for 5 minutes.
35 min

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