Potato Moussaka Recipe

Beef · world favourite.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
• 1 lb Ground Beef
• 1/3 cup Onion
• 1 clove peeled crushed Garlic
• 1/4 cup Tomato Sauce
• 2 tablespoons Tomato Puree
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Summer Savoury
• 2 cups Water
• 2 Lbs Potatoes
• 1/4 cup Carrots
• 2 cups Milk
• 1/2 tsp Dried Mint
• 6 tablespoons Butter
• 1/2 cup Flour
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 1/2 cup Feta
• 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg

Method

1. Preheat the oven — Preheat oven to 350 F. Heat oil in a skillet.
2. Add ingredients — Add the ground meat and cook, breaking it down with a wooden spoon for 6-7 minutes, until browned.
3. Add ingredients — Add onion and garlic. Add carrots (optional).Add salt, black pepper, dried mint, summer savory, thyme (optional), tomato sauce and tomato paste.
4. Stir — Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently. Grease a 9×9 or 9×13 baking dish with oil.
5. Mix together — Add in the drained potatoes and meat mixture.
6. Stir — Stir to evenly distribute the meat into the potatoes.
7. Add ingredients — Add cold water to the baking dish, so it just covers the top of the potatoes.
8. Bake — Bake for 40-50 minutes, until the water is absorbed by the potatoes and they are fully cooked.
9. Continue cooking — In the mean time prepare the Bechamel sauce (or the Bulgarian Style Topping).
10. Continue cooking — For the Bechamel: In a bowl, swish egg yolks. Set aside.
11. Stir — Melt butter in a saucepan. add flour. Cook for 3 minutes on medium heat, stirring frequently.
12. Add ingredients — Slowly add the milk, whisking to incorporate.

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