Beef-Potato Moussaka
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
8 oz tomato sauce
1 tsp basil leaves
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp pepper
¼ cup butter
¼ cup flour
2 cups milk
4 eggs, beaten
½ cup parmesan cheese
½ tsp salt
5 potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
In large skillet, cook beef, onion, garlic and drain. Stir in tomato sauce, basil, cinnamon and pepper. Cook until heated, turn off heat.
Melt butter in sauce pan over medium heat. Stir in four until smooth. Pour in milk and bring to a boil, cook and stir constantly for two minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat, stir a small portion into the eggs and return all to pan and stir well. Add parmesan cheese to the mixture.
Place half of potatoes in a grease shallow three quart baking dish. Top with half of the meat mixture. Arrange remaining potatoes over top and cover with remaining meat mixture. Pour sauce over top. Bake covered for 45 minutes, remove cover and continue baking for 15 more minutes. Cool 110-15 minutes before serving.
© Crackerberries 2012
