Moussaka with pumpkin

2 servings

90 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book by A. Piruzyan "Armenian Culinary Arts" (1960).

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 182.6
• Proteins: 14.2g
• Fats: 8.2g
• Carbohydrates: 16.7g

Ingredients

• Beef: 125 g
• Pumpkin: 250 g
• Melted butter: 20 g
• Rice: 12 g
• Tomatoes: 50 g
• Onion: 25 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Parsley: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Cut the beef into small cubes, fry in oil, add water to cover the meat, cover the pot with a lid and simmer until cooked.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 125 g
   • Melted butter: 20 g

2. Sort, rinse, and boil the rice until half-cooked.

   Required ingredients:

   • Rice: 12 g

3. Finely chop the onion and sauté in oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 25 g
   • Melted butter: 20 g

4. Peel the pumpkin from the skin and seeds, slice it thinly, and fry.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pumpkin: 250 g

5. Mix the prepared meat with partially boiled rice, fried onions, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 125 g
   • Rice: 12 g
   • Onion: 25 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

6. In a greased pan, place a layer of fried pumpkin, then a layer of meat mixed with onion and rice, cover with a layer of pumpkin, arrange halved tomatoes on top, pour in some broth and bake the moussaka in the oven until ready.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pumpkin: 250 g
   • Beef: 125 g
   • Onion: 25 g
   • Rice: 12 g
   • Tomatoes: 50 g
   • Melted butter: 20 g

7. Garnish with chopped parsley.

   Required ingredients:

   • Parsley:  to taste

8. Serve the moussaka in the same pan.