Vaerie’s Mousaka
- 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
- 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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