Squash with bechamel sauce

Prep: 25 Minutes

Cook: 35-45 Minutes

Serves: 6 people

Estimated calorie: 500 per serve

RECIPE BY: Hebatullah Mamdouh

Dish Name: Squash with bechamel sauce

Dish Country : Egypt

Ingredients

1. Green squash

2. Ground beef

3. One chopped onion

4. 2 garlic cloves

5. Salt and pepper

6. Fried mint

7. Half gallon milk

8. Butter cube 1 cup broth chicken or beef

9. Salt and pepper

Step-By-Step Preparation

Squash

1. Slice the squash lengthwise after peeling it

2. In a pan heat 2 tablespoons of butter , add 1 ground glove, Sauté the garlic

3. Place the long squash slices, flip each side until it gets golden brown color

4. Season it a little with salt, pepper and dried mint, then put aside

Ground beef

1. In another pan, prepare the ground beef

2. Caramelize the ground onion then add the ground beef

3. Add pepper and 1 ground garlic clove

4. Stir till it's almost cooked then add salt and cover till its fully cooked

Bechamel sauce

1. Blend milk with a cup of flour in the blender

2. Pour it into a pot on medium heat

3. Keep stirring until it thickens then add the broth

4. Beat eggs with salt pepper then add to mixture and quickly stir it in

Assembly

1. In a Pyrex tray, layer the squash on the bottom of the pan, then layer the ground beef, then add to mixture and quickly stir it in

2. Pour the bechamel on top and distribute it evenly

3. Bake in oven 375 for 30 min or until bechamel top is backed

Secret Tips

By blender the flour and milk in a blender, then heating on a pan, that actually makes it lighter and healthier because you don’t need to use as much butter .it still tastes great and the consistency is good with no. clumps