Submitted by: Sophia Garrow
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
3-4 medium potatoes cut 1 cm. thickness
2 cloves garlic pressed
1 small onion finely chopped
1tbs. oregano
1 tbs. parsley
1 tbs. olive oil
1 tsp. cinnamon
Dash pepper
1 tsp. salt
Sauce:
2 cups milk
1 cup butter
1 egg
flour for thickening
1 tsp. salt
Directions:
Part 1
Slice potatoes about 1 cm thick and lay on the bottom of your baking pan about 11x9 or so. Now the original way I learned how to do this you are supposed to brown the potatoes in oil and then add it to the dish—but I have altered it with just eliminating this step which to me is just extra time and fat, I didn’t notice a difference other than that.
Part 2
Put olive oil in pan and add the garlic, onion, oregano, and parsley until browned. Add the ground beef and brown. Once browned add 1 can of tomato sauce, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Add this mixture on the potatoes (layered). ( Just to let you know if you try the meat mixture it will have a salty flavor, but this is ok because the potatoes aren’t seasoned, and the sauce that goes on top does not have much either) .
Part 3
In a saucepan add the milk and butter medium/low heat, once butter is melted gradually add flour to the mixture and mix with a mixer on low until you get a consistency of mashed potatoes. Beat the egg in the mixture. (this gives a nice brown coating on top when cooked) Spoon this mixture over the meat and frost it evenly over the whole thing. Sprinkle salt on the top and put it into the over at 350 for about 45 minutes or until you see it is brown.
I recommend it sit for about 10 minutes before serving then it won’t fall apart when you cut into it.
