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Potato Casserole (Rakott Krumpli)

Name: Potato Casserole (Rakott Krumpli)
Total time: 70 min
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes; 4 hard boiled eggs; Salt; 1 kolbász (Hungarian sausage) or 1 cup diced ham (optional); 4 tablespoons olive oil; 350 grams sour cream around 40% fat (called tejföl or smetana)

Rakott krumpli is a popular Hungarian potato casserole.

Published October 16, 2026

EST. TOTAL TIME1h 10m

DIFFICULTYMedium

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What you’ll need

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6 medium potatoes
4 hard boiled eggs
Salt
1 kolbász (Hungarian sausage) or 1 cup diced ham (optional)
4 tablespoons olive oil
350 grams sour cream around 40% fat (called tejföl or smetana)

Let’s make it

Step 1
Cook the potatoes for about 15–20 minutes.
Step 2
Peel the potatoes and the eggs.
Step 3
Slice the potatoes, eggs, and sausage.
Step 4
Put a little olive oil in a baking dish. Arrange alternating layers of potatoes, eggs, and salt or sausage in the dish.
Step 5
Drizzle olive oil over the filling, and top with sour cream.
Step 6
Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 35 minutes.

Potato Casserole (Rakott Krumpli)

What you’ll need

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