🇲🇪 Montenegrin Cuisine

Musaka

Montenegrin Moussaka

Prep Time 1 hour 30 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Calories 424 kcal

Layers of sliced potatoes, seasoned ground beef, and béchamel sauce baked until bubbly and golden — a Montenegrin family classic.

Ingredients

1kg potatoes, peeled and sliced 5mm
500g ground beef
2 onions, diced
3 eggs
500ml milk
3 tbsp flour
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp sweet paprika
Salt, pepper, nutmeg

Instructions

1 Brown beef with onions in oil. Season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Cool.
2 Make béchamel: melt butter, whisk in flour, gradually add milk stirring until thick. Season with nutmeg. Cool, then whisk in eggs.
3 Layer half the potato slices in a greased baking dish.
4 Spread all the meat mixture over potatoes.
5 Layer remaining potato slices on top.
6 Pour béchamel evenly over everything. Bake at 180C (350F) for 50-60 min until golden and bubbly.

Did You Know?

Montenegrin families often argue whether musaka should be made with potatoes or eggplant — the potato version wins in the mountains, eggplant on the coast.