"Empty-your fridge"-Casserole

I was craving potatoes with something the other day and decided to make a casserole, something I hadn't make in ages. Casseroles are a lot of fun to make! It's the dish were everything goes! :) A baked cheese topping is a great disguise if anything goes wrong.

I checked the fridge and saw that I had enough things to make a "sofrito", always a good start. From there, my imagination just went nuts. I remembered a very old recipe I got from an old family friend to make ketchup and thought that those spices might be interesting with my casserole. It worked! Here's what you need:

Ingredients (4 big servings)
5 medium potatoes, diced
1 large red pepper, diced
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 medium tomato, diced
1 large zucchini, diced
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
1/2 lb ground pork
1 linguica sausage (hot), diced
2 tbs olive oil
1 tsp Hungarian paprika
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tbs sugar
1/2 cup freshly grated mozzarella
1/2 cup freshly grated pecorino
Salt

Preparation

1. Pre-heat the oven to 375F.
2. Fry the potatoes like French fries but make sure you don't cook them through or they'll become mushy. They need to finish cooking in the oven. At high temperature, fry them until golden brown. Set aside on a plate with paper towels. Add salt.
3. In a large pan sauté the onion, pepper, and zucchini for approx. 10-15 minutes over medium heat, until tender. Sprinkle lightly with salt.
4. Add the ground pork, cloves, ginger, paprika and cayenne pepper. Cook for approx. 5 minutes.
5. Add the linguica and cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Add the tomatoes and the sugar. Cook at low heat for approx. 20 minutes.
7. In a large bowl, mix the potatoes and the veggie-meat-combination.
8. Pour mixture into a casserole dish and cover with the grated pecorino. Then, add a second layer of cheese, this time the mozzarella.
9. Bake for approx. 20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.

Enjoy! :)