Eggplant Beef Bechamel

Eggplant Ingredients

Beef Ingredients

Bechamel Ingredients

I love eggplants ? and I love to incorporate them into my meals whenever possible. So here’s my new favorite dish, eggplant beef bechamel. This was so easy to make and let’s talk about the fact that the leftovers taste just as amazing! ⁣⁣?

Steps:⁣⁣
1. In a bowl, mix beef with all spices, onion, bread crumbs, and olive oil. Heat up oil in a pan and fry until thoroughly cooked. Once cooked, add 3/4 can of tomato sauce and mix and let simmer on low for about 3min. Take off heat and leave to the side.⁣⁣
2. Cut your eggplants in thin/medium round slices and salt both sides. Heat up oil in frying pan, and fry eggplant slices till fully cooked. Make sure to place them on a napkin to drain any excess oil.⁣⁣
3. In a casserole dish, place a layer of eggplants, and add a layer of the meat on top and repeat until you finish with a layer of eggplants. Add bechamel sauce and broil for 10min.⁣⁣

To make bechamel:

1. In a pot, heat up 1 tbsp butter and pour 2 cups of milk. Add 3 tbsp of flour, 1tsp black pepper, and 1/2 tsp nutmeg and whisk till thick.