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Italian style gratin

This gratin is built up in layers: sautéed courgettes, minced beef, bechamel sauce, fried tomatoes, more meat and bechamel, then grated cheese for a brown topping.

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Last modified on: August 31^th 2014

For 6 people, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 4 tablespoons olive oil
3 400 g minced beef
4 300 g courgette
5 2 tablespoons olive oil
6 2 tomatoes
7 2 tablespoons olive oil
8 300 g Bechamel sauce
9 100 g grated cheese
Total weight: 1,545 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	38 min.	1 hour 8 min.

Keeping:

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel and chop 1 onion.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat.

When hot, add the onions and cook for 2 minutes without colouring. Salt and pepper.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Add the minced beef and cook, stirring from time to time.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 7 min.

Prepare 300 g courgette and slice into thin rounds.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat.

When hot, add the courgettes and cook for 5 minutes, then salt and pepper.

Set aside.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Prepare 2 tomatoes (while it is not essential to peel them, it is better), slice and fry in 2 tablespoons olive oil, then salt and pepper on both sides.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Begin assembling the gratin: use a buttered gratin dish and spread the sautéed courgettes in the bottom.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Cover with a layer of minced beef.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Cover with a layer of bechamel.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Italian style gratin : Photo of step #10

Then add the tomatoes.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Italian style gratin : Photo of step #11

Then a final layer of meat.

Stage 12 - 3 min.

Italian style gratin : Photo of step #12

Finish with another layer of bechamel and the grated cheese.

Stage 13 - 20 min.

Italian style gratin : Photo of step #13

Cook in the oven until the top is nicely browned.

Remarks

For the cheese topping, I prefer Comté, but use whatever you like. Of course, Parmesan would be more Italian.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 13.30 €
Per person : 2.22 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Moussaka, Meatballs, Gratin Parmentier, Hamburgers, Enchiladas, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Vegetable tartare, Ratatouille confite, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Scallops au gratin, Croque-monsieur, Harvest Gratin, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Duck Parmentier, Algerian brik rolls, Cheese Soufflé, Breton Pie, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All

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