Traditional Greek Moussaka

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INGREDIENTS

3 large onions, chopped

1 lb. potatoes, sliced lenghtwise.

2 eggplants, sliced lenghtwise (I used zicchini)

1/4 cup olive oil.

1 lb. ground meat.

1 lb. diced tomatoes.

1 cup dry white wine.

1/4 tsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 bunch of Italian parsley.

Bechamel sauce-;

4 Tbsp. plant base butter

1/2 cup flour or corn starch.

3 cups plant base milk

1 egg

1/2 tsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

2 tsp. lemon juice

1/4 cup bread crumbs

Plant base cheese (originaly greated graviera cheese, or Mozarella)

1/2 tsp. each salt & pepper

TO MAKE

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Slice the Zucchini lenghtwise.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Add oil to a wide pan, cook to brown potatoes on both side.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Cook the zuchini on both sides as well.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Add onions to the same pan, cook to brown and add the meat, tomatoes, parsley, cook to brown all meat.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Place the potatoes first in the baking pan.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Ad a small layer of meat mixture on the potatoes.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Place the Zucchini on the baking pan or eggplant if using.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Add a layer of cooked meat on the zucchini or eggplant, repeat with more layers until you finish all the zucchini or eggplant. The top layer should be the cooked meat.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Make the Bechamel- add the flour, add oil simmer to cook & mix well, add milk & bring the heat up, keep stirring to thicken the sauce, turn off the heat, add egg, sugar, salt & pepper, nutmeg, keep stirring until the sauce is thick enough.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Pour Bechamel over the meat, level it all over the baking dish.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Bake the Moussaka at 350F (180C) for about 40 minutes.

Traditional Greek Moussaka — Sephardic Flavors | Jewish Mediterranean Food easy and delicious

Serve warm with a fresh salad.

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