Ingredients
- Ground beef 600 gr
- Onions 2 big ( finely chopped )
- Olive oil 1/2 glass
- Tomato pulp 1 can with finely chopped tomatoes
- Salt - pepper
- Cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon
- Water 2 glasses
For the mashed potatoes
- Potatoes 1 kg boiled
- Milk 1 glass
- Butter 100 gr
- Salt
For the bechamel sauce
- All-purpose flour 3 tablespoons
- Eggs 3
- Butter 125 gr
- Milk 400 gr
- Yellow cheese (kasseri) 250 gr grated
- Salt - pepper
- Ground nutmeg 1/2 level teaspoon
Instructions
First prepare the ground beef,in a pan add the olive oil and the onion,saute until they wither and add the ground beef,saute well.Season with salt,pepper,cinnamon,add the tomato pulp and the water,let it cook.
For the mashed potatoes,boil the potatoes in salted water and when they are tender place them in a blender,add the butter,the milk and salt and mash them.
For the bechamel sauce,in a pan melt the butter,add the flour stirring constantly at low heat and then add the milk to absorb it all.Add the grated cheese,salt and nutmeg and when it is slightly cool add the eggs stirring thoroughly.
In a Pyrex spread the ground beef,try to remove excess liquid,and on top spread the mashed potatoes.Then add on top the bechamel sauce and bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.(Optionally you can make it without bechamel sauce,sprinkle with the grated cheese on top or mix it with the mashed potatoes and bake it until brown).
