My Moms Luscious Potato Moussaka Jewish Style With Kosher Ground Beef

Ingredients

• For the tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons good olive oil
• 1 large Spanish or yellow onion, diced
• 1 medium leek, white and light green parts, cut in half lengthwise, well washed and thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• 2 celery ribs, finely diced
• 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, cored, and diced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 cups canned chopped tomatoes, drained, or 4 large plum tomatoes, quickly blanched, peeled, and diced
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons each chopped fresh parsley leaves and dill fronds
• Preparing potatoes, finishing meat sauce, layering and baking
• 4 large Idaho baking potatoes, peeled and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch slices, and kept in a bowl of cold water to prevent oxidation
• Oil for sautéing potatoes
• 1 pound beef chuck or sirloin, coarsely ground
• 1/2 cup good quality white wine
• 1/2 cup homemade or low-sodium store-bought beef or chicken stock
• 3 extra-large eggs at room temperature

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