Moussaka

==Description==
Each ethnic community tends to improvise and cover the moussaka in its own favorite way, topping it with Cheese, gravy, etc. This is the standard Israeli version.
==Ingredients==
* 1 lb. ground Lamb
* 4 eggs, slightly beaten
* 3 chopped onions
* 2 tbs. flour
* 2 cups water or vegetable stock
* 1/2 cup tomato paste mixed with 1/4 cup water
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed or cut into small pieces
* 1 tbs. corn starch
* 2 tbs. oil
* 1 tsp. salt
==Directions==
# Cut Eggplants (unpeeled) into rings. 
# Sprinkle with salt and let stand for one hour. 
# Wash under water and dry. Saut onions in one tbs. oil until soft. 
# Add garlic and meat and fry until lightly browned. 
# Remove from heat and add tomato paste/water mixture. Set aside.
# Sprinkle flour on Eggplant slices and fry in one tbs. oil until brown. 
# Layer fried Eggplant slices in a casserole dish with meat mixture. 
# Repeat layering until full. 
# Bake for 40 minutes. 
# Mix corn starch in stock/water, add eggs and pour on top of meat mixture. 
# Return to oven and bake at 325 deg F (170 deg C) until gravy begins to be absorbed. 
# Serve hot.
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==See also==
Category:Recipes
Category:Vegetarian Recipes
Category:Vegetarian
category:vegetable stock Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:cornstarch Recipes
category:Eggplant Recipes
category:Eggplant Recipes
category:Cheese Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:flour Recipes
category:meat Recipes
category:egg Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:Lamb Recipes
category:oil Recipes