Egyptian Moussaka

10 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 kg eggplant, peeled and cut into rings
  • 250 g minced meat
  • 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • salt and pepper
  • oil (for frying)
  • sultana (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Fry the eggplant rings till it has a reddish brown color.
  2. 2
    Strain it very well by a strainer or by putting the fried eggplants on kitchen handkerchiefs.
  3. 3
    In a sauce pan put butter or margarine till it melts, add onions and stir till it has a reddish color then add meat.
  4. 4
    Stir from time to time till meat is cooked.
  5. 5
    Add tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper, few sultanas and water.
  6. 6
    Boil for 2 minutes till it is a thick sauce.
  7. 7
    In a tin pan put 1 layer of eggplant and a small layer of sauce, then another layer of eggplant and put all the remaining sauce on top and then straighten the surface (eggplants should be only 2 layers).
  8. 8
    Put it in oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
  9. 9
    Serve it with white rice or bread.

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