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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

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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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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.

Keeping

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

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,176 Kcal or 13,297 Kj	109 gr	71 gr	273 gr
159 %	42 %	7 %	41 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
206 Kcal or 862 Kj	7 gr	5 gr	18 gr
10 %	3 %	<1 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
529 Kcal or 2,215 Kj	18 gr	12 gr	46 gr
26 %	7 %	1 %	7 %

% 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 : 7.03 €
Per person : 1.17 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti Bolognese, Bolognaise lasagne, Enchiladas, Algerian brik rolls, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato and courgette tart, Kérinou slices, Sautéed green vegetables, Crispy prawn rolls, Vegetable rosette tart, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Chard and potato gratin, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Ham "friand" pie, Croque-monsieur, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Hachis parmentier, Gougères, Bourguignon potatoes , Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, ... All

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