Meat / RICETTI
Maltese baked beef and potatoes
Beef, potatoes and onions baked together in one dish.
◷ 140 min / 4 servings
Method
- Heat oven to 180°C, or 160°C fan. Put onions and garlic in a deep dish.
- Add beef, potatoes, bay and fennel. Season and pour in stock and oil.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake for 100 minutes.
- Uncover and bake another 25–30 minutes until beef is tender and potatoes are golden.
✳ From the kitchen
Stock should come halfway up the dish rather than cover all the potatoes.
Tradition reference
Maltese traditional dishes · historical recipe collection ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.