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Mousaka (aka Măzmăgaie)

Mousaka

Total Recipe Yield: 8 servings
Portion Size: 1 cups
Vegan: No
LO Vegetarian: No
Contains Pork: No
Contains Alcohol: No

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 4 medium eggplant, sliced at 0.5 inch
  • 2 pounds tomatos, chopped, fresh or  canned
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil, or any oil would work
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • Roast the eggplant slices in a slightly oiled and preheated pan on the stove top, until they become soft, turning on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
  • Set aside in a bowl
  • Sprinkle a pinch of salt over every batch.
  • In a slightly oiled pan, preheted on the stovetop, sprinkle a pinch of black pepper 
  • Add the finely chopped onions
  • Cook until they turn slightly brown on medium high heat.
  • Add the ground beef
  • Turn the heat down to medium low
  • Cook separating the meat ground using a wooden spoon, until all meat turns brown
  • Arange in a deep oven safe dish
  • Sprinkle some oil on the bottom
  • Line the bottom with chopped tomatoes
  • Arrange onecthird of the eggplant slices on top
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper
  • Spread half of the meat on top
  • Repeat, alternating tomatoes, eggplant meat, finishing with eggplant (or tomatoes on top)
  • Bake at 400F, uncovered, for 90 minutes
  • Serve like cake slices and enjoy!

Why did you choose to submit this recipe?
"This is my son's long lasting favorite meal. He was so sweet when he called it a different name, when he was little, and it stuck like a nickname in our family! Măzmăgaie a.k.a. mousaka. And, yes, he asks for it any time I wonder what to cook, and when I don't wonder!" - Ioana Lungeanu