# Papoutsakia

Often referred to as “little shoes” due to their shape, these eggplant boats are packed with an aromatic and fragrant beef mince sauce, all topped off with a rich, creamy béchamel sauce made with Greek cheese.

- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- eggplants
- oil
- salt
- onion, chopped nice and fine
- garlic, chopped nice and fine
- extra virgin olive oil
- beef mince
- red wine
- tomato passata
- water
- bay leaves
- cinnamon sticks
- dried oregano
- salt
- spice
- cracked black pepper
- butter
- flour
- cornflour
- milk
- gravita cheese, grated
- geffalo graviera

## Instructions

1. Slice eggplants in half and make incisions across the flesh.
2. Oil and salt the eggplants.
3. Roast the eggplants flesh side down until they are tender.
4. Press down the flesh of the eggplants to create boats for the filling.
5. Chop onion and garlic nice and fine.
6. Sauté the onion and garlic in extra virgin olive oil.
7. Add beef mince and cook until it's brown.
8. Pour in red wine, tomato passata, and water.
9. Add aromats such as bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, dried oregano, salt, spice, and cracked black pepper.
10. Allow the mince to simmer for an hour or so.
11. Spoon the aromatic mince into the eggplant boats.
12. Melt butter in a pot.
13. Add flour and cornflour to the melted butter and cook for a few minutes.
14. Stream in milk a little at a time, whisking between every addition so it thickens.
15. Grate in lots of gravita cheese.
16. Spoon the cheesy béchamel on top of the meat filling.
17. Add another sprinkling of geffalo graviera onto the papoutsakia.
18. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until they develop a beautiful color.

## Equipment

- pot
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CfPd8XUad/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9d19a76e-f394-4550-b95e-a8f6fa997f75
- Extracted: 2026-05-11

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