Moussaka

One of the most well-known Greek dishes is Moussaka. It's a Greek national dish created with layers of minced meat (usually lamb) and eggplant and a béchamel sauce on top.

Modern Greek Moussaka is made up of three layers, each of which is cooked separately before being stacked and baked together. Sliced eggplant forms the bottom layer, ground lamb forms the middle layer, and béchamel sauce forms the top layer. The layers are put together in a pan and cooked until the top layer is golden brown.

Ingredients

• eggplants
• potatoes (optional)
• vegetable oil (for frying the eggplants)
• beef or lamb mince (26 oz)
• red onions (chopped)
• cloves of garlic (chopped)
• tin chopped tomatoes (400g / 14oz)
• tomato paste
• sugar
• red wine
• sea salt and black pepper
• bay leaf
• cinnamon stick
• olive oil
• milk
• butter
• flour