Beef -n-potato Moussaka

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 5 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• 2 stir in the water, tomato paste, parsley, salt, mint if desired, cinnamon and pepper. set aside.
• 3 for sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 4 stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk.
• 5 bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• 6 remove from the heat.
• 7 stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly.
• 8 add the parmesan cheese and salt.
• 9 place half of the potato slices in a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish.
• 10 top with half of the parmesan sauce and all of the meat mixture.
• 11 arrange the remaining potatoes over meat mixture; top with the remaining parmesan sauce.
• 12 bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.
• 13 let stand for 10 minutes before serving.