how to make Egyptian Moussaka

It is the most famous recipe in Egypt--very delicious. You can eat it with white rice or bread.

Egyptian Eggplant withtomato sauce






INGREDIENTS

  •  1kg eggplant, and cut into rings
  • 250g minced meat
  • 1tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine

  • 1large chopped onion
  • 1/4cup water
  • 31tablespoons tomato paste

  • 1tablespoon sugar
  • salt and pepper
  • oil for frying

DIRECTIONS

    1. Fry the eggplant rings till it has a reddish brown color.
    2. Strain it very well by a strainer or by putting the fried eggplants on kitchen handkerchiefs.
    3. In a sauce pan put butter or margarine till it melts, add onions and stir till it has a reddish color then add meat.
    4. Stir from time to time till meat is cooked.
    5. Add tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper, few sultanas and water.
    6. Boil for 2 minutes till it is a thick sauce.
    7. In a tin pan put 1 layer of eggplant and a small layer of sauce, then another layer of eggplant and put all the remaining sauce on top and then straighten the surface (eggplants should be only 2 layers).
    8. Put it in oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
    9. Serve it with white rice or bread.

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