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Bulgarian Musaka

Name: Bulgarian Musaka
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Bulgaria
Ingredients: 800g Potato; 400g Mixed ground meat; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 2 tsp Paprika; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 3 tbsp Sunflower oil; 300g Plain yogurt; 3 Egg; 2 tbsp All-purpose flour

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Potatoes and ground meat topped with a yogurt-and-egg custard and baked — Bulgaria's home-style moussaka.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bulgarian musaka differs from Greek moussaka made with eggplant: it uses potatoes and ground meat and is baked under a topping of yogurt mixed with egg. The tangy golden topping is pure Bulgaria, land of yogurt, and it's one of the oven dishes most often made at home. It's served with cold yogurt.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At Sunday lunch in a Bulgarian home, musaka fresh from the oven is cut into squares, revealing layers of potato and meat beneath its golden top.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Potato 800g
Mixed ground meat 400g
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Paprika 2 tsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Sunflower oil 3 tbsp
Plain yogurt 300g
Egg 3
All-purpose flour 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the potatoes into 1cm cubes.
Sauté the onion and ground meat in a frying pan and add the chopped tomato, paprika, salt, and pepper.
Mix in the potatoes, spread in an oiled ovenproof dish, and pour in 200ml water.
Bake at 200°C for 40 minutes.
Mix the yogurt, eggs, flour, and a pinch of salt and pour over the top.
Bake 15–20 more minutes until golden.

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