Mousakka/Finally
- 5 Tablespoons Butter
- 3 Eggplants
- 2 Onion -- Chopped
- 2 Pounds Ground Beef Or Chuck Or Round
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- Dash Pepper
- 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano
- 2 Cans (8 Oz. Each) Tomato chunks
- 1/2 Cup Red Wine/optional
- 1/4 Cup Oil
- 1 Cup Grated Romano Cheese parmesan
- Cream Sauce:
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 1/4 Cup Flour
- 3 Cups Milk
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/8 Teaspoon Pepper
- 6 Eggs
- Brush eggplant slices lightly with oil on both sides, place on a cookie sheet and broil until slightly brown on both sides.
- Arrange one layer of eggplant in a greased 9 X 13" baking pan, top with 1/2 meat mixture, sprinkle with 1/3 cup Romano cheese. Again repeat process. Top with remaining eggplant slices and Romano cheese.
- CREAM SAUCE: Over medium heat melt 1/4 cup butter in small saucepan. Blend in 1/4 cup flour. Gradually stir in 3 cups milk until thickened. Add 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper. In a large bowl beat 6 eggs until light and stir the hot sauce into the beaten eggs.
- Pour the cream sauce over the entire pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.
- May be frozen.
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butter, eggplants, onion, ground beef, salt, pepper, nutmeg, oregano, tomato chunks, red wineoptional, oil, romano cheese, cream sauce, butter, flour, milk, salt, pepper, eggs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/mousakka-finally-1247535 (may not work)