MOUSAKA
A traditional recipe from the island of Zakynthos.
Serves 6
Ingredients:
2 kg. (about 4 lbs., 7 oz) of round aubergines
1 kg. (about 2 lbs., 3 oz) of minced meat
1/2 cup of olive oil
2 big onions
5 red tomatoes
1/2 cup of dry white wine
grated cheese
frying oil
abundant béchamel
salt, pepper and sugar
Method
Clean, wash and slightly cut the aubergines; salt them and leave them in the colander half an hour to let them clear.
Brown the minced meat with the oil, onions and a little wine. Add the cleaned and minced tomatoes, salt, pepper and let it boil slowly till the sauce thicken.
In a pan fry the aubergines.
In order to slice put at the bottom of the backing tin a layer of sliced potatoes previously fried.
Put the aubergines over the potatoes and cover them with the grated cheese.
After the first layer of aubergines, pour the minced meat and over this the remain of the aubergines.
Add grated cheese and cover everything with abundant béchamel to form a thick layer.
Cover with grated cheese and put in the oven.
*Recipe courtesy of zanteisland.com
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