Cape moussaka

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9 servings
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Beef

By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (26)

2.00 potatoes — large, peeled
1.00 aubergine — sliced
15.00 ml fresh chillies — 573
1.00 onion — finely chopped
5.00 garlic — cloves, crushed
1.00 kg beef mince
410.00 g tinned tomatoes — chopped
115.00 g tomato paste
30.00 ml fresh parsley — finely chopped
15.00 ml fresh thyme — finely chopped
15.00 ml fresh coriander — finely chopped
5.00 ml coriander — ground
1.00 ml nutmeg — ground
0.00 cumin — ground, pinch
3.00 ml cayenne pepper
60.00 ml wine — dry red
WHITE SAUCE
1.00 Litres milk
1.00 bay leaves
4.00 cardamom — pods
125.00 ml butter
125.00 ml flour — cake
0.00 sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1.00 eggs — extra-large, whisked
150.00 ml cheddar cheese — grated
100.00 parmesan cheese — grated
5.00 ml coriander — ground
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Method:

Preheat oven to 180 °C and grease a large ovenproof dish with margarine.
Boil the potatoes until just done.
Rinse the brinjal slices under cold running water amd pat dry.
Heat the olive oil in a large pan and fry the brinjal slices until done.
Slice the potatoes and arrange in the bottom of the prepared dish.
Sauté the onion and garlic in the same pan until done.
Add the mince and fry until done.
Add the tomatoes and tomato paste, herbs, spices and red wine and simmer until done.
Spoon the meat mixture on top of the potato slices and arrange the brinjal slices on top.
While cooking the meat, make the white sauce.
Place the milk, bay leaf, cardamom pods and nutmeg in a pot and bring to the boil.
Remove from the heat and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and cardamom.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the cake flour.
Heat and stir until cooked, about 1 minute.
Add the hot milk a little at a time, stirring continuously.
Bring to the boil and simmer, stirring all the time, until the sauce thickens.
Remove from the heat, season and beat in the whisked egg.
Spoon over the brinjal layer.
Sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Serve with a tomato and onion salad.



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