Potato and Ground Beef Moussaka

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of potatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1 can of diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
• Spices: salt, pepper, chili pepper, thyme
• Cooking oil

Directions

1. Peel the potatoes, cut them into cubes, and boil them. Remove, discard water, and let the potatoes drain in a colander.
2. Dice the onion, and broil it in a bit of cooking oil. When it starts to turn yellow, add the ground beef and then spices (salt, pepper, chili pepper, and thyme), mix, and cook for about 4-10 minutes (until the beef is not red anymore).
3. Mash the potatoes, and add salt to taste.
4. Pick your favorite baking dish. Preferably, it should be non-stick. Ideally, if should also fit all the ingredients. Gently coat the baking dish with a bit of oil of butter to further help remove the moussaka later on.
5. Split the mashed potatoes in three equal quantities. Use the first third to form a uniform layer on the bottom of the baking dish.
6. Split the cooked ground beef composition in two halves, and use one to form a uniform layer on top of the potatoes in the backing dish.
7. Add half of the diced tomatoes in another uniform layer on top. Add salt and pepper and a few more spices to taste as we did not add any salt nor spices to the potatoes or to the tomatoes.
8. Add another layer of mashed potatoes on top (though save the last third of them for the end).
9. Add another layer with the remaining ground beef.
10. Add another layer with the remaining diced tomatoes.
11. Add more spices, as needed.
12. Finally, add the last layer of potatoes.
13. For a nice color on top, top everything with thin slices of butter or shaved cheese.
14. Preheat the oven at 425F, and bake for 40 minutes.