Weekly challenge on Steem | Food photo - Moussaka

Moussaka! The queen of Bulgarian cuisine! One of the most loved and most frequently prepared dishes. Moussaka is the absolute favorite of both Bulgarians and foreigners. If you are worried about what to cook for guests from abroad, you can bet on moussaka. Foreign guests are unlikely to like the tarator and hardly have the strength to try the roasted peppers with tomato sauce, but the moussaka will definitely win their trust, they will lick their fingers and ask for an extra portion. Moussaka recipes do not have many variations, the variations are mainly in the preparation of the topping. The moussaka recipe offered here is classic, easy and suitable even for the more inexperienced cooks.

Heat the fat in a deep pan or pot. Sauté the washed, cleaned and finely chopped onion in the heated fat until soft. Add the finely chopped half of the tomatoes and the minced meat, the black pepper and the savory, as well as a teaspoon of salt. You can use minced meat that you have on hand, but the tastiest moussaka is made with minced meat mixture - 50% pork and 50% beef.

After the water from the tomatoes boils, add the red pepper. Wash, clean, peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes and add them to the meat. Grease a pan on the bottom of which you place the other half of the tomatoes and pour the moussaka mixture over them. You add an incomplete teacup of hot water and place in a preheated oven at 200 degrees. Bake until the water boils and the potatoes turn golden.

It's time to prepare the topping for the moussaka . It is done easily and very quickly. Mix the yogurt and eggs, then, stirring constantly, add the flour until you get a smooth mixture. Finally, you add finely grated cheese. Pour over the moussaka and bake until it turns pink.