Moussaka

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 large eggplants, sliced or 20 slices of chargrilled eggplants
• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 500 g lean ground beef
• 1 (400 g) can chopped tomatoes
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated
• 300 ml sour cream
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 190 degrees celsius.
• 2 if using fresh eggplants – spray baking dish and eggplant slices with olive oil spray and arrange the slices in the dish.
• 3 bake eggplant slices for about 20 minutes or until tender.
• 4 meanwhile spray saucepan with oil and heat, add onion and garlic and sauté.
• 5 add mince meat to onion mixture and brown.
• 6 add tomatoes and ¼ tsp nutmeg to meat, simmer for approximately.
• 7 15-20 minutes.
• 8 combine parmesan cheese, ¼ cup of the parsley and ¼ tsp nutmeg in one bowl.
• 9 combine sour cream, remaining parsley, remaining nutmeg and beaten egg in another bowl.
• 10 layer half eggplant slices over base of a baking dish (such as lasagne dish).
• 11 pour meat sauce over eggplant.
• 12 sprinkle parmesan mixture over meat.
• 13 layer remaining eggplant over meat and parmesan.
• 14 top with sour cream mixture.
• 15 bake in heated oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown.