Moussaka

Thu 02 October 2014

Made one of my favorite dishes, and it's not half bad!

Serves 4. Took an hour and a half with all the prep.

Ingredients

  • Stew
    • 500g minced beef
    • 1 large eggplant, sliced
    • 1 large onion, chopped
    • 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    • 400g can of diced tomatoes
    • 4 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes in oil, finely chopped
    • 500g potatoes, peeled, diced and boiled in water until soft
    • olive oil
    • ground black pepper
    • oregano
    • ground cinnamon
  • Topping
    • 150g greek yogurt
    • 1 egg
    • 6 tbsp grated grana padano or parmesan

Method

1.

  • Spread a small amount of olive oil on a deep baking pan, add the eggplant slices, then bake in an oven at 200°C until browned.
  • Heat olive oil in a pan, and sauté the onions and garlic.
  • Add the beef and keep stirring until it's browned.
  • Add the diced tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, cooked potatoes and heat through.
  • Add salt, pepper, oregano and cinnamon. "To taste."

2.

  • Beat the egg in a dish.
  • Mix in the yogurt and the cheese.
  • Take the eggplant slices from the baking pan and pour the stew in their place. Smooth the surface with a spoon.
  • Lay the eggplant slices over the stew.
  • Pour the yogurt mixture over the eggplant, and smooth out evenly.
  • Bake for 20 minutes at 200°C or until the topping has settled and turned golden.

Notes

You'll probably want something with the moussaka - rice, salad or whatever. We had it with one roti each and it was fine.

Pics

Stew Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 3 Product Served

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