Moussaka with Beef

Prepare the ingredients and oven. Prepare all the ingredients in advance and preheat the oven to 200 C so cooking goes smoothly 🥩✨

Chop the onion and garlic. Peel and dice the onion into small cubes, peel the garlic and slice it

Slice the potatoes. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices

Saute the onion and garlic. Add the oil, onion, and garlic to a pot and saute over medium heat for about 3 minutes

Brown the meat. Add the meat and brown over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes until golden

Add the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes, season with oregano, and pour in the water

Add the potatoes. Add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes

Slice the eggplant and salt it. Cut the eggplant into thin lengthwise slices, salt it in a bowl, and let it sweat for a while

Dice the mozzarella. Cut the mozzarella into small cubes

Fry the eggplant. Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the eggplant slices over high heat for a few minutes on each side, then pat them dry with paper towels

Layer and bake. Line a baking dish with eggplant slices, add a layer of bechamel, mozzarella, and meat with potatoes and sauce, repeat the layers, and finally fold the eggplant edges over, bake in the oven at 200 C for about 30 minutes

Let rest and serve. Remove from the oven, let rest briefly, and serve 🍽️✨