Baked Eggplant(Mousaka) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 clove minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 chopped onions
1 tsp. sugar
chopped parsley
4 Tbsp. butter
3 medium eggplants
1 c. tomato sauce
grated Romano cheese
vegetable oil

Preparation

Add garlic, salt and pepper to ground beef.
Cook slowly until meat juices are absorbed.
Add chopped onion, parsley and butter; brown well.
Add tomato sauce, sugar and 1 cup water; simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes.
Slice eggplants; soak in deep bowl of salt water about 15 minutes.
Drain; squeeze slices gently to remove excess moisture.
Brush with vegetable oil; broil on both sides until browned.
In a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, arrange layers of eggplant slices alternately with meat mixture, topping with eggplant.
Spread cream sauce over top; sprinkle with nutmeg or with grated cheese.
Bake in oven at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Makes 10 to 12 servings.