Egyptian Moussaka North Africa Recipes

EGYPTIAN MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• Fry the eggplant rings till it has a reddish brown color.
• Strain it very well by a strainer or by putting the fried eggplants on kitchen handkerchiefs.
• In a sauce pan put butter or margarine till it melts, add onions and stir till it has a reddish color then add meat.
• Stir from time to time till meat is cooked.
• Add tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper, few sultanas and water.
• Boil for 2 minutes till it is a thick sauce.
• 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).
• Put it in oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Serve it with white rice or bread.

EGYPTIAN MOUSSAKA (NORTH AFRICA)

Steps:

• Cut eggplant into rings and boil for short time until soft.
• Cut zucchini into rings and fry.
• Cut and fry potatoes.
• Fry onions.
• When onions are slightly brown, add meat.
• Fry until meat is brown. Drain grease.
• Add parsley, spices and meat, tomato paste and 1 cup water.
• Make 2 cups of white sauce (your favorite recipe).
• Layer ingredients in casserole or baking dish infollowing order: potatoes, eggplant, meat mixture, zucchini.
• Pour white sauce over the top.
• Bake at 350 degrees until top is bubbly and.
• browned slightly on top.
• Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan.