Moussaka
3 servings (small size)
Ingredients:
5 medium size Idaho potatoes
1/2 lb ground pork
1 onion
black pepper (to taste)
salt (to taste)
1 Tbs paprika
4 Tbs oil
1 large pinch of Bulgarian spice "Gyozum" (close to oregano/spearmint)
1 egg
4-5 Tbs plain Bulgarian yogurt (plain Green yogurt will work too)
1 Tbs flour
Instructions:
- pre-heat oven to 450°F
- peel potatoes and chop into small cubes (about 1/3") and add to (Pyrex) baking pan (you don't need to grease it up as the meat and oil will do that for you)
- mix ground pork with chopped potatoes (use water to moisten the meat to avoid it getting sticky to your fingers)
- finely chop and add onion to meat and potatoes
- season the meat and potatoes with black pepper, paprika, salt, and gyozum (Bulgarian spice close to oregano)
- add the oil and mix everything up before putting in oven
- add about a 1/4 cup of water to the mixture (all over the mixture, don't just dump the water in a corner)
- put in oven (lower heat to 350°F if you don't feel comfortable with such a high heat, or have had previous burning)
- let the potatoes and meat cook and soften up, lightly stirring the mixture to allow evenness
- once potatoes are cooked, add the tomato sauce again stirring lightly (you don't want to mash the potatoes) let the tomato sauce cook for about 15-20 minutes more (keep checking in between that time frame, NO LONGER STIRRING/MIXING)
- in a soup bowl, mix 1 egg with 4-5 table spoons of yogurt and one tablespoon of flower; mix the ingredients vigorously so there are no lumps
- once everything is cooked, add the egg mixture on top of the mousaka, spreading it all over the top with a spoon
- turn the oven to broil and let it cook until lightly brown (about 10+ minutes)
*all time measurements are based on 450°F
**By the way, the above picture is not my own, I forgot to snap one when it was complete. By the time I remembered to do so, it was all gone! Anyway, this is close enough picture of what you should expect :)
