| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Meats, Eggs, Dairy |
Dutch |
Meat |
12 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 |
tb |
Butter or margarine |
| 1 |
c |
Finely chopped onion |
| 1 1/2 |
lb |
Ground chuck of lamb |
| 1 |
|
Clove garlic |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Dried oregano leaves |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Cinnamon |
| 1 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1 |
ds |
Pepper |
| 2 |
cn |
(8-oz) tomato sauce |
| 2 |
|
Eggplants; 1-lb each |
| 1/2 |
c |
Butter; melted |
| 1/2 |
c |
Parmesan cheese |
| 1/2 |
c |
Grated cheddar cheese |
| 2 |
tb |
Dry bread crumbs |
| 2 |
tb |
Butter |
| 2 |
tb |
Flour |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1 |
ds |
Pepper |
| 2 |
c |
Milk |
| 2 |
|
Eggs |
INSTRUCTIONS
CREAM SAUCE
Melt butter in 3-1/2 quart Dutch oven. Saute onion, lamb & garlic, stirring
until brown (10 minutes). Add herbs, spices & tomato sauce. Bring to a
boil, stirring. Reduce heat & simmer uncovered 1/2 hour. Halve unpared
eggplant & slice crosswise 1/2-inch thick. Place in bottom of broiler pan.
Sprinkle lightly with melted butter. Broil, 4 inches from heat, 4 minutes
per side or until golden. Make cream sauce (see part 2). Preheat oven to
350. To assemble casserole: in bottom of shallow 2-quart baking dish layer
half the eggplane, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle with 2 Tbs each grated
Parmesan & Cheddar cheeses. Stir bread crumbs into meat sauce. Spoon evenly
over eggplant. Sprinkle with 2 Tbs each Parmesan & Cheddar cheeses. Layer
rest of eggplant, overlapping as before. Pour cream sauce over all.
Sprinkle top with remaining cheeses. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden
brown & top is set. If desired, brown a little more on top under broiler
for 1 minute. Cool slightly before serving. Cut into squares. Makes 12
servings. Cream sauce: In medium saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat &
stir in flour, salt & pepper. Add milk gradually. Bring to a boil,
sitrring, until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat. In small bowl, beat
eggs with wire whisk. Beat in some hot cream sauce mixture. Return mixture
to saucepan. Mix well & set aside.
ANNE MAHAN
PART 1 OF 2
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West
Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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