Tony Claxton's Recipes Moussaka (Futule Clone)

This recipe is supposed to be a clone of Futule's Restaurant in Verona, PA. I have changed it up a little bit. Items in the original recipe that I took out are highlighted in Blue. Those that were added by me are highlighted in Red.

                                   

Ingredients
Base: 1 med - Onion, chopped 1 1/2 T - Vegetable Oil 1 lb - Ground Beef 1/4 C - Red Wine 1 C - Tomato Sauce 1 C - Tomato Paste 3 - Eggplants Bread Crumbs Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Oregano		Cream Sauce: 2 C - Milk 3 - Eggs 2 T - Butter 2 T - Flour White Pepper 1 C - Grated Cheese

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Instructions

For Base: Grease sides of 9x13" baking pan Saute onion in oil Add ground beef and brown Add wine or tomato sauce and tomato paste Let simmer until thickened Slice eggplant Dip into breadcrumbs and fry in skillet until browned Overlap one half of eggplant slices in baking pan Top with ground beef mixture Repeat overlapping of eggplant on top of meat For Cream Sauce Pre-heat oven to 350° Melt butter in a large pot. Stir in flour and cook a minute or two until the sizzling calms down Add milk, whisking until smooth Whisk milk mixture into eggs and return to pan Cook until thickened Add pepper and cheese Pour thickened sauce over eggplant Bake about 1 hour or until dish is cooked through and top is golden brown

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