Vaerie’s Mousaka recipe

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Vaerie’s Mousaka

Course Dinner, Lunch

Keyword eggplant, mousaka

Servings 6

Ingredients

• 1 medium eggplant peeled and pared into ½” slices
• Salt
• Flour
• Corn Oil
• 2 medium potatoes peels & pared into ¼” slices
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 & ½ lbs ground beef
• 1 can tomato sauce 8oz
• Salt & Pepper
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Salt eggplant slices and let stand 1 hour.
• Drain & rinse, then flour and brown in oil in a large skillet.
• Drain on absorbent paper to remove excess oil.
• Add potatoes to skillet and cook until partly tender (add oil as needed).
• Beat 2 tablespoons oil in another skillet.
• Add onion and saute, stirring frequently till tender.
• Add meat and brown.
• Add tomato sauce and season to taste.
• In greased 8”x8”x2” baking dish, arrange alternate layers as follows: eggplant, meat, potatoes, meat, eggplant, meat, potatoes, meat.
• Bake in 350° oven 30 minutes.
• Beat eggs and cheese well and pour over top of Mousaka.
• Bake 10 minutes longer.

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