Potato and Sausage Casserole (Papa Turmada)

La papa turmada is a baked potato and criolla sauce with sausage casserole, from Cucuta, Norte de Santander Colombia.

Ingredients

• 6 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 6 hard boiled eggs
• 1 cup hogao with 6 sliced fried pork sausages
• 3 slices of white bread
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• Thyme (optional)

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Procedure

1. Boil potatoes until tender (20 minutes).
2. Cut bread into small squares and wet with milk.
3. Grease a 9 x 13-inch (about 25 x 32-cm) Pyrex baking dish.
4. Put a layer of potato, then a layer of hogao and sausage, a layer of sliced egg, a layer of wet bread and a layer of mozzarella cheese. Optionally, add thyme to the hogao.
5. Repeat with another layer of potato, wet bread, and Parmesan cheese.
6. Bake 30 minutes at 350°F (175°C), and serve.