Home-Style Potatoes with Canned Meat

Ingredients

• Canned beef or pork by Syta Simya — 1 tin, 500–550 g
• Medium potatoes — 5–6
• Onion — 1
• Carrot — 1
• Garlic — 2–3 cloves (optional)
• Bay leaves — 1–2
• Vegetable oil — 1–2 tbsp
• Salt and pepper — to taste
• Fresh herbs — optional

Method

1. Dice the potatoes, slice the onion into half-rings and cut the carrot into rounds or grate it coarsely.
2. Heat the oil in a pot or deep pan. Fry the onion until translucent, add the carrot and cook for another 3–4 minutes.
3. Add the canned meat along with its fat, break it up slightly with a spoon, stir and fry for 2–3 minutes.
4. Add the potatoes, stir and pour in enough water to cover them by 1–2 cm. Add the bay leaves and season with salt and pepper.
5. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
6. Five minutes before the end, stir in the chopped garlic and herbs. Taste and add salt if needed.