Traditional Greek Moussaka Recipe (Moussaka with Béchamel)

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subheading: For the Base:

6 eggplants

5 or 6 potatoes (waxy like Russet potatoes)

vegetable oil (for frying the eggplants)

subheading: For the Meat Sauce:

750g beef or lamb mince (or a mixture of both)

2 red onions (chopped)

2 cloves of garlic (chopped)

1 tin chopped tomatoes ( 400g)

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon sugar

1 glass of red wine

Pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 bay leaf

A pinch of cinnamon or one cinnamon stick

¼ of a cup olive oil

subheading: For the Béchamel Sauce:

900ml milk

120g butter

120g flour

a pinch of nutmeg

2 egg yolks

100g Parmigiano-Reggiano or Kefalotyri or your favourite hard cheese

salt to taste

Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.

Directions at mygreekdish.com

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