Greek Moussaka – Modern family cook

Ingredients

• For meat sauce:
• 500 g ground meat, lean beef or lamb
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 cinnamon stick (or 1 tsp ground cinnamon)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 8 allspice berries
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 400 g canned peeled tomatoes (or fresh, blanched and peeled)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• For sautéed eggplants:
• 1.5 kg eggplants
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• For béchamel sauce:
• 80 g butter
• 80 g wheat flour
• 600 ml milk
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 2 egg yolks
• For baking:
• ¼ cup breadcrumbs
• 100 g grated parmesan