Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, moussaka. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Moussaka is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Moussaka is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Heat a frying pan over a high heat. If they look a little dry during cooking, add a dash more olive oil. Set aside on a plate lined with kitchen paper.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook moussaka using 19 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Moussaka:
- Make ready 4 large eggplants
- Get 2 large potatoes
- Prepare 600 g ground beef
- Take 2 medium onions, diced
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves
- Get 3 fresh tomatoes
- Get 1 tsp freshly chopped parsley
- Take 1 tsp oregano
- Make ready 2 tbsp butter
- Make ready 2 eggs, beaten
- Prepare 1/2 cup olive oil
- Prepare 1 pinch salt and pepper
- Get 1 cup white wine
- Prepare 1 cup water
- Get Bechamel sauce >
- Get 6 tbsp flour
- Get 4 tbsp butter
- Make ready 1 pinch salt and pepper
- Prepare 2 eggs, beaten
For the lamb sauce, heat two teaspoons of the oil in a pan. Add the onions and garlic and fry until just beginning to brown. Add the minced lamb and fry. Moussaka is a traditional dish of baked sliced aubergines with a tomato and meat (usually lamb) sauce and an egg-enriched béchamel topping.
Steps to make Moussaka:
- Gather your ingredients. Dice the onions and garlic cloves, then slice the potatoes and eggplants into thin circles
- Melt the butter in a large pot then sauté the garlic and onions for 3 mins
- Next add the beef and cook until browned
- Now add the white wine, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and tomatoes. Cook for 30 minutes, then set aside
- Heat the 1/2 cup of oil in a large pan and fry your sliced potatoes until golden brown, then lay them out in the bottom of a large, buttered baking dish
- Similarly fry all the eggplant slices and layer them on top of the potatoes. Then evenly pour your beef sauce over the top
- In a large frying pan melt the 4 tbsp of butter, then gradually spoon in the flour 1 tbsp at a time stirring constantly
- Gradually add in all the milk, again stirring constantly along with the salt and pepper until your sauce thickens
- Spread the bechamel sauce over the meat in the baking dish evenly
- Sprinkle the grated cheese on top and place in the oven pre-heated to 180C, and bake for 1 hour
It's most commonly associated with Greece (where most of us probably first tried it on holiday) but versions of it exist in lots of other countries including Turkey, Egypt and the Balkans. Greek moussaka (mousaka) is one of the most popular dishes in Greece, served in almost every tavern and prepared in every household on special occasions and big family meals and for good reason! Moussaka is to the Eastern Mediterranean what lasagna is to Italy: A very rich, special casserole that is perfect for Sunday dinners or potluck gatherings. The recipe takes some time to put together, but like a good lasagna, it's worth it! Difficulty. Αdd to my "Recipe Book" Need to login.
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