Moussaka - A Mediterranean Delight

Ingredients

• 6 eggplants
• 5 potatoes (optional)
• Vegetable oil (for frying the eggplants)
• 750g beef or lamb mince
• 2 red onions, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400g / 14oz)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 glass of red wine
• Pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• A pinch of cinnamon or one cinnamon stick
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 900ml milk
• 120g butter
• 120g flour
• A pinch of nutmeg
• 2 egg yolks
• 100g Parmigiano-Reggiano or Kefalotyri cheese
• Salt to taste