Name: Moussaka
Ingredients: 4 tbsp butter; 5 tbsp flour; 2 1/2 cups of whole milk; 1 egg; 1 egg white; 1/2 cup of shredded Kefalotyri cheese; 1 lbs of ground beef; 2 tsp of oregano; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp of olive oil; 20 oz of strained Pomi tomatoes; 1 large eggplant sliced (you will need to fill up 3 trays of of slices); 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp of salt

Instructions

Meat Stuffing

Brown meat in olive oil
Add seasonings and tomato sauce
Simmer on low until meat is similar to sloppy joe consistency

Eggplant

Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Peel eggplant
Slice eggplant
Sprinkle eggplant with salt and leave in colander
Sweat eggplant for 30 minutes
Pat all “sweat” off eggplant
Brush eggplant with olive oil and bake for 15-20 minutes. Make sure the slices to get too dark.

Bechamel Sauce

Heat butter
Add arrowroot and whisk
Slowly add milk and stir until the sauce coats the back of a wooden spoon
Add shredded cheese and cool for 20 minutes
Add eggs

Put everything together

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Use an 8 inch skillet or 8X8 baking dish
First layer is 1/2 the eggplant
Second layer meat stuffing
Third layer is the remainder of the eggplant
Fourth layer is all the bechamel sauce
Bake for 30-45 minutes

Meal Plan

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Moussaka

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