Moussaka – Greek Cuisine

Ingredients:
8 pcs. Eggplant
Salt
Pepper
1.5 kl Ground Beef
2 chopped onion
2 chopped tomato
Parsley
1.5 cup red wine
1.5 cup water
.5 tsp Cinnamon
¾ cup grated cheese
½ cup breadcrumbs
8 tsp Flour
4 cups milk
¼ tsp nutmeg
3 pcs egg
Vegetable oil (brushing eggplant)
Hot sauce

Procedure:

Peel eggplant lengthwise.
Cut eggplant into ½ inch rounds
Sprinkle with salt and pepper
Let stand in a colander for ½ hour
Rinse and dry the eggplant rounds
Melt 4T butter in saucepan
Saute ground meat and onion until brown
Add tomato paste, parsley, salt, pepper
Deglaze with wine
Add water
Simmer until liquid has been absorbed by the meat
Allow tocool
Stir cinnamon, ½ cup cheese and half the breadcrumbs
Prepare the sauce by melting 6T butter in a saucepan over low heat
Add flour and stir until well blended
Remove from heat
Gradually stir in milk
Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly until sauce thick and smooth
Season to taste
Add nutmeg
Combine eggs with dash of hot sauce
Stir egg misture into sauce
Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly
Prepare eggplant by preheating the broiler
Lightly brush eggplant slices with oil on both sides
Place on an un-greased cookie sheet
Broil until lightly browned
Set aside to cool
Assemble by pre heating oven to 350 degree F
Sprinkle the bottom of pan with remaining breadcrumbs
Place layerof eggplant slices on the breadcrumbs to completely cover the bottom of the pan
Add layer of cheese on top of the eggplant
Spread meat mixture over eggplant slices
Cover meat with remaining eggplant slices
Spoon over eggplant
Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup grated cheese
Bake until golden brown
Cool 10 minutes before cutting
Serve warm.