Farrah's Favorite Moussaka
- 8 cups eggplants
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 12 teaspoon garlic powder
- 14 teaspoon pepper
- 14 teaspoon oregano
- 14 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups light cheddar cheese
- 2 eggs
- Slice eggplant into 1/2 inch slices.
- In a large pot boil eggplant slices 5 to 10 minutes or until tender.
- Drain and spread on a layer of paper towel.
- Sprinkle eggplant with salt and cover with a second layer of paper towel.
- Place pot on top of eggplant and paper towel and press down to squeeze out excess water.
- Arrange half of the eggplant slices in a 13x9x2 baking dish.
- In another large pot brown ground beef and drain off excess fat.
- Add tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, garlic powder, pepper, oregano and cinnamon.
- Simmer for twenty minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Spread meat mixture over the eggplant.
- Top meat mixture with remaining eggplant slices.
- Shred cheese.
- In a medium saucepan melt butter.
- Stir in flour and remove from heat.
- Gradually stir in milk and return to heat.
- Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Add shredded cheese and stir until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth.
- Beat eggs in seperate bowl.
- Add a small portion of the cheese mixture to the eggs, beating rapidly, then return egg mixture to sauce in saucepan, whisking in quickly.
- Pour cheese sauce over the eggplant and meat mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until topping is set.
- Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
eggplants, salt, extra lean ground beef, tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, pepper, oregano, cinnamon, butter, flour, milk, cheddar cheese, eggs
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/farrahs-favorite-moussaka-285927 (may not work)