Hearty Moussaka with Minced Meat and Potatoes

For a large family or a feast with friends! Moussaka with minced meat and potatoes is a very satisfying, complex dish that everyone will enjoy without exception. It is nourishing, masculine, bright, appetizing, with a cheese crust. You can cook it in portions and serve it on the holiday table.
cook time: 1h 20 min
Ivy Ramsay
Hearty Moussaka with Minced Meat and Potatoes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

161
Calories
12g
Fat
7g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Main ingredients:

Minced meat 500 g
Potato 500 g
bell pepper 1 pc
Tomatoes 2 pc
Bulb onions 1 pc
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Thyme, thyme to taste
Paprika to taste
Sunflower oil 25 g

Bechamel sauce:

Milk 400 ml
Wheat flour 1 tbsp
Nutmeg to taste
Butter 25 g

Fill:

Hard cheese 25 g
Chicken eggs 2 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to prepare moussaka from minced meat? Collect all the products on the list. Wash the vegetables well and dry. Thaw the minced meat overnight on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. You can change the set of vegetables to suit your preferences: take zucchini, eggplant.

Step 2

Step 2
Peel the potatoes, cut into small cubes and fry on all sides until golden brown in a frying pan in vegetable oil. The inside of the potato should remain firm. That is, fry it only until crusty, not until cooked. Transfer the potatoes to a separate bowl.

Step 3

Step 3
Chop the onion and fry until transparent in a frying pan in vegetable oil. Cut the tomatoes and bell peppers into cubes. It is not necessary to remove the skin from the tomatoes.

Step 4

Step 4
Add minced meat and continue frying. When the minced meat turns pink, add diced tomatoes and sweet red pepper, add salt, add spices and simmer covered for 15 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Grease the baking dish or pans with oil. Fill them with half the total volume of potatoes (250 grams).

Step 6

Step 6
Place a layer of meat and vegetables on top of the potatoes.

Step 7

Step 7
And add the remaining potatoes. Place the molds in an oven heated to 200 degrees for half an hour. Separately, prepare the Bechamel sauce — lightly fry the flour in butter and gradually pour in cold milk, stirring constantly. When the sauce thickens and becomes smooth, cool it.

Step 8

Step 8
In a bowl, beat the eggs with a fork until foamy. Mix them with cheese.

Step 9

Step 9
Add the cooled bechamel sauce to the egg-cheese mixture and stir.

Step 10

Step 10
Remove the moussaka from the oven and pour the resulting sauce over it. Bake the dish in the oven for another half hour.

Step 11

Step 11
When the moussaka is browned, you can serve it. Sometimes they don’t brown it, but leave it a little pinkish — it’s not for everyone.

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