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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan, and saute the onions. And the ground beef, nd cook 10 minutes. Add the fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, salt, pepper, parsley, basil, oregano, cinnamon, nutmeg, and stock paste. Allow to boil for 1 hour. | 2. In the meantime, soak the eggplant slices in salted water for 1 hour. | 3. Place the meat mixture into a colander to drain the excess oil. | 4. Drain the eggplant, coat them in flour, and fry them in very hot oil until browned. | 5. In a baking dish, place a layer of eggplant slices, salt & pepper, and a layer of meat mixture. | 6. Add another layer of eggplant, and another layer of meat mixture. | 7. Finally, pour the bechamel sauce over the last layer and sprinkle with grated parmesan. | 8. Bake at 180C for about 30 minutes, until the top is golden. | 9. Remove from oven. Stand for 20-30 minutes, cut into swares, and serve with a green salad. | 10. BECHAMEL SAUCE: | 11. In a large bowl, microwave butter and oil for 1 minute. | 12. Add flour, whisking until smooth. Microwave 1 minute. | 13. Slowly add milk, whisking until smooth. Microwave 2 minutes. | 14. Add eggs, parmesan, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Microwave in 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	4 -5		sliced	-	-	-	-
beef	1	kg	ground	1980.0	0.0	194.2	127.3
olive oil	3/4	cup		1432.08	0.0	0.0	162.0
tomato	3		diced	120.6297	26.0694	5.8975	1.3403
tomato	1	can	diced	120.6297	26.0694	5.8975	1.3403
onion	4		diced	240.0	56.04	6.6	0.6
garlic clove	4		crushed	-	-	-	-
bay leaf	3			-	-	-	-
parsley	1/3	cup	chopped	7.2	1.266	0.594	0.158
basil	1/4	cup	chopped	1.38	0.159	0.18899999999999997	0.0384
oregano	1	teaspoon	dried	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
cinnamon	2	teaspoons	ground	-	-	-	-
nutmeg	2	teaspoons	ground	23.1	2.1688	0.257	1.5976
beef stock	2	tablespoons		21.42	2.3341	0.7906	1.0112
parmesan cheese	3/4	cup	shredded	222.0	24.0	24.0	3.0
plain flour	1 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
plain flour	1	cup		-	-	-	-
milk	2	cups	warmed	1104.0	26.592	10.992	114.432
olive oil	1/2	cup		1432.08	0.0	0.0	162.0
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
parmesan cheese	1	cup		222.0	24.0	24.0	3.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		23.1	2.1688	0.257	1.5976

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.