Potato Moussaka

Name: Potato Moussaka
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 lb (450 g) lean lamb, minced; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 tomatoes, peeled and quartered (or 14 oz (400 g) can chopped tomatoes); 3 tablespoons flour; 2 oz (50 g) butter; A pinch of nutmeg; 1½ pints (900 ml) milk, warmed; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 2 cloves garlic; 2 medium onions, chopped; 1 large aubergine, sliced; 4 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Potato Year

By Lucy Madden

Published 2015

About

The potato has found its way into many previously unpotatoed classic dishes, and not to their detriment. This will feed four to six people.

Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 large aubergine, sliced

Main course
May

Method

First sprinkle a little salt on the aubergine and leave the slices to drain. Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sauté the onions until they are transparent, then add the lamb and stir frequently until it begins to brown. Add the garlic, cinnamon, tomatoes, tomato purée and the seasoning. Cook fo