| Region | Europe |
|---|---|
| Country | Serbia |
| Foods | sour cream potato Onion ground meat yogurt Eggs ground beef milk |
| Type | oven cooking main dish |
This is a recipe for Serbian potato moussaka.
Sliced potatoes are layered, ground meat is placed on top of the potatoes, and the mixture is covered with an egg mixture and baked in the oven.
This Musaka (Musaka sa Krompirom/Srpska Musaka) is a heartwarming local Serbian dish made by layering potatoes and ground meat, tossing them with a creamy egg sauce, and baking them.
There are a few steps involved, but overall it is relatively easy to make.
Peel and slice the potatoes, layer them on a plate, and place the ground meat on top. Just before cooking, the dish is covered with an egg mixture of yogurt or sour cream and baked.
Ingredients (For 4 servings)
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Olive oil | 2 tablespoons (plus additional for baking) |
| Medium sized onion, chopped | 1 onion, finely chopped |
| Ground beef or other ground beef | 1 lb (450 g) |
| Salt and black pepper | to taste |
| Russet potatoes | 3 lbs (1.4 kg) |
| Toppings | |
| Large eggs | 4 eggs |
| Yogurt or sour cream | 1 cup (240 g) |
| milk | 1 1/2 cups (355 ml) |
| salt | 1 teaspoon salt |
| freshly ground black pepper | 1/2 teaspoon |
| parsley | Dosage as needed |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and grease a 9 x 13-inch (23 x 33 cm) baking dish with olive oil.
- Heat 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned.
- Add the ground meat and season with salt and pepper, breaking it up with a spoon. Saute until the meat turns brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 5. peel and slice the potatoes with a slicer into 1/4-inch (6 mm) thick slices.
- Spread two layers of potato slices in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
- Top with an even layer of the cooked ground beef and the remaining 2 layers of potato slices.
- In a medium bowl, combine eggs, sour cream or yogurt, milk, and salt and pepper.
- Pour this liquid mixture evenly over the potatoes. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until potatoes are tender and tops are golden brown. If you want to brown the tops even more, put them on the grill.
- let sit for 10-20 minutes before cutting and serving. Sprinkle with chopped parsley if desired.
- Reference page (external link)
- SERBIAN POTATO MUSAKA / Tara’s Multicultural Table external link