Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, vegetarian moussaka. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Vegetarian moussaka is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Vegetarian moussaka is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook vegetarian moussaka using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian moussaka:
- Get 1 kg fresh large eggplants
- Make ready 375 g mushrooms or two large cans
- Take 3-4 mature tomatoes diced or 1-2 cup of tomato sauce
- Make ready 2 medium onions
- Make ready 1/2 cup oil
- Take 1-2 cinnamon sticks
- Make ready oil for frying
- Take 1 1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs
- Get salt and pepper
- Prepare For the cream
- Get 5 cups water
- Take 3/4 potato purée flakes
- Take purée flakes
- Get 1/2 cup oil
- Make ready 3/4 cups flour
- Prepare salt
- Make ready ground nutmeg
- Make ready 1 bit of white pepper
What vegetables go in vegetarian moussaka? And what else do you need to make it? This time I thought I'd go meat free with this easy vegetarian moussaka. Replacing the traditional mince found in a moussaka with mushrooms, lentils and chickpeas.
Steps to make Vegetarian moussaka:
- Wash and slice the eggplants and put them in cold salted water to get rid of their bitter taste.
- Drain them well and wipe them dry.
- Fry them lightly in oil and place them on a sieve so that the oil drains out.
- Wash and chop the mushrooms and let them drain.
- Sauté the chopped onion and add the mushrooms. Let them simmer till there is no water left and add the tomato, salt, pepper and the cinnamon stick. Let everything boil till the sauce thickens.
- Oil a medium baking tray and sprinkle it with 3 tbsp of dried breadcrumbs.
- Layer out the eggplants on the tray and put the mushrooms on top.
- Boil the water and remove from heat. Slowly add the potato flakes till they are fully incorporated and let the mixture stand.
- Heat the oil over high heat and add the flour. Stir continuously until the flour gets a golden color (about 5 minutes). Lower the heat and add the potato mixture. Continue to stir to avoid curdling. Boil the cream until it thickens and Add the salt, pepper and the nutmeg.
- Stir well and pour it over the food.
- Drizzle with the rest of the breadcrumbs and bake in medium temperature for about an hour.
Vegetarian Moussaka is a classic Greek dish that it's packed full of flavor and textures. Layers of eggplants, zucchinis, spinach, feta, potatoes, and tomato sauce with a hint of cinnamon and cheesy béchamel, marry together to create an unforgettable experience. Spread with half of the lentil mixture. Top with the aubergine and courgette. Most of the times when you taste a very flavorful dish, like Moussaka for example, and then try its Vegetarian version, it might leave you a bit disappointed and have you really missing that meat inside.
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