🥔 Kugelis

Name: Kugelis
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Lithuania
Ingredients: 2 kg floury potatoes; 200 g bacon, diced; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 eggs; 200 ml milk, warm; Salt and black pepper

Origin: Lithuania

438kcal

per serving · 250 g

175kcal

per 100 g

15 gProtein6 g / 100 g

22 gFat9 g / 100 g

50 gCarbs20 g / 100 g

Kugelis is a Lithuanian baked potato pudding made from finely grated raw potatoes mixed with eggs, warm milk, fried onion and crispy bacon. Baked slowly in a wide dish, it develops a deep golden crust over a dense, soft, slightly springy inside. It is cut into squares and traditionally served hot with sour cream or a spoon of the bacon and onion drippings.

Diets

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

Not vegetarianbecause of: bacon

Not veganbecause of: bacon, egg, milk

Contains porkbecause of: bacon

Contains dairybecause of: milk

Not keto20 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Eggs ⚠ Milk

What it is made of

potatobaconeggonionmilk

Recipe

6 servings100 min

Ingredients

2 kg floury potatoes
200 g bacon, diced
1 large onion, chopped
3 eggs
200 ml milk, warm
Salt and black pepper

Method

Heat the oven to 180 °C. Fry the bacon until crisp, add the onion and cook until soft.
Finely grate the peeled potatoes, squeeze out some of the liquid and mix immediately with the warm milk to stop browning.
Stir in the eggs, the bacon and onion with their fat, salt and pepper.
Pour into a greased baking dish about 5 cm deep and bake for 75–90 minutes until deep golden and set.
Rest for 10 minutes, cut into squares and serve hot.

How to make it lighter

Use half the bacon and drain its fat before adding it to the potatoes.
Make it with semi-skimmed milk — the texture stays the same.
A square of kugelis is dense: pair one piece with a large green salad or pickles.

History

Kugelis is considered one of Lithuania's national dishes; potatoes became a staple there in the 19th century, and the name is usually linked to the German Kugel, a baked pudding. It is still a classic family and holiday dish in Lithuania and in Lithuanian communities abroad.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →