Croatian Moussaka

Ingredients

• 1 ½ ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1 ½ ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 pounds ground chuck
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1 large onion
• + 10 more ingredients
• • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 cups vegetable oil
  • 2 pounds tomatoes
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup fine dry bread crumbs
  • 1 deep-fat thermometer
  • ½ cup fine dry bread crumbs
  • 4 pounds large boiling potatoes
  • 1 cup whole milk

Cut an X in bottom of each tomato with a sharp paring knife and blanch tomatoes together in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling water 10 seconds. Transfer tomatoes with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to cool. Peel off skin with paring knife, beginning from scored end, and discard. Fin...

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