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Total Recipe Yield: 8 servings
Portion Size: 1 cups
Vegan:Ìý±·´Ç
LO Vegetarian:Ìý±·´Ç
Contains Pork:Ìý±·´Ç
Contains Alcohol:Ìý±·´Ç

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 4 medium eggplant, sliced at 0.5 inch
• 2 pounds tomatos, chopped, fresh or  canned
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil, or any oil would work
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Directions

• Roast the eggplant slices in a slightly oiled and preheated pan on the stove top, until they become soft, turning on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• Set aside in a bowl
• Sprinkle a pinch of salt over every batch.
• In a slightly oiled pan, preheted on the stovetop, sprinkle a pinch of black pepper 
• Add the finely chopped onions
• Cook until they turn slightly brown on medium high heat.
• Add the ground beef
• Turn the heat down to medium low
• Cook separating the meat ground using a wooden spoon, until all meat turns brown
• Arange in a deep oven safe dish
• Sprinkle some oil on the bottom
• Line the bottom with chopped tomatoes
• Arrange onecthird of the eggplant slices on top
• Sprinkle salt and pepper
• Spread half of the meat on top
• Repeat, alternating tomatoes, eggplant meat, finishing with eggplant (or tomatoes on top)
• Bake at 400F, uncovered, for 90 minutes
• Serve like cake slices and enjoy!

Why did you choose to submit this recipe?
"This is my son's long lasting favorite meal. He was so sweet when he called it a different name, when he was little, and it stuck like a nickname in our family! Măzmăgaie a.k.a. mousaka. And, yes, he asks for it any time I wonder what to cook, and when I don't wonder!" - ±õ´Ç²¹²Ô²¹Ìý³¢³Ü²Ô²µ±ð²¹²Ô³Ü