Easy Greek Stuffed Eggplant (Melitzanes Papoutsakia) - My Greek Dish

Easy Greek Stuffed Eggplant (Melitzanes Papoutsakia) - My Greek Dish

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This Greek stuffed eggplant recipe (aka Melitzanes Papoutsakia) is an easy meal you can make any night of the week. Great for meal-prep, too!

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Ingredients

  • 5 eggplants
  • 500g minced beef (18 oz.)
  • 1 large red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 glass of red wine
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes or tomato juice (passata)
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 100g grated kefalotyri or any hard yellow cheese (3.5 oz.)
  • olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 2-3 tbsps chopped parsley
  • 100g flour (3.5 ounces)
  • 100g butter (3.5 ounces)
  • 900ml milk (3 and 3/4 cups)
  • 2 egg yolks
  • a pinch of nutmeg
  • salt to taste
  • 4 large potatoes, boiled
  • 50g milk (1.7 oz.)
  • 1 tbsp butter

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