Sweet potato moussaka

Name: Sweet potato moussaka
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 500 g mixed minced meat; 1 kg sweet potato; 1 carrot; 2 small red onion; Half a stick of leek; Himalayan salt, per taste; Parsley; Chives; Freshly ground pepper; 2 eggs; 80g sour cream; Grapeseed oil, for frying

9 steps

Prep:30minCook:50min

Sweet turn on a classic dish!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:29:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories427.8 kcal (21%)

Total Fat20.2 g (29%)

Carbs36.2 g (14%)

Sugars8.8 g (10%)

Protein24.3 g (49%)

Sodium345.8 mg (17%)

Fiber5.6 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

500gmixed minced meat

1kgsweet potato

0.5 stickleek

freshly ground pepper

2eggs

80gsour cream

grapeseed oil

for frying

Instructions

Step 1

Finely chop onion, leek and carrot.

Knife

Step 2

Coat the pan with a bit of grapeseed oil, turn the stove to medium heat and saute the chopped veggies for a few minutes (add a pinch of salt to help release the juices).

Frying Pan

Step 3

Add minced meat to the pan, fry until brown. When meat is cooked through, season with salt and herbs and put aside.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 200c.

OvenPreheat

Step 5

Peel sweet potatoes and cut them into slices. Soak in cold water until you're ready to fold the moussaka so they don't dry out.

Peeler

Step 6

Take a casserole dish and grease it with oil or butter. Start folding the moussaka: row of sweet potato slices, row of meat, and so on until you run out of filling. Finish with potatoes on top.

Casserole Dish

Step 7

Pop in the oven uncovered for 20 minutes.

OvenHeat

Step 8

Beat the eggs and add sour cream to them, stir until combined. Take the dish out of the oven after 20 mins, pour egg mixture over it, and pop it back to the oven for additional 20-30 mins.