Moussaka A La Grecque(Serves 8 To 10) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium sized eggplants
1 c. butter
3 large onions, finely chopped
2 lb. ground lamb or beef
3 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/2 c. red wine
1/2 c. chopped parsley
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 Tbsp. flour
1 qt. milk
4 eggs, beaten
nutmeg to taste
2 c. Ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
1 c. fine bread crumbs
1 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Peel the eggplants and cut them into slices about 1/2-inch thick.
Brown the slices quickly in 4 tablespoons of the butter. Set aside.
Heat 4 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet and cook the onions until they are brown.
Add the ground meat and cook 10 minutes.
Combine the tomato paste with the wine, parsley, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
Stir this mixture into the meat and simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, until all the liquid has been absorbed.
Remove the mixture from heat.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.