Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, moussaka. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Moussaka is to the Greek what Lasagna is to Italians. A rich tomato meat sauce layered with eggplant instead of pasta sheets, and topped with a thick layer of béchamel sauce, this traditional Greek recipe. Moussaka is the iconic hearty Greek dish composed of layers of eggplants, saucy ground meat and Moussaka is an eggplant-and/or potato-based casserole dish, that traditionally also includes ground.
Moussaka is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Moussaka is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook moussaka using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Moussaka:
- Get 1 kg eggplants
- Get 1 kg potatoes
- Prepare 125 g kefalotyri cheese, grated (you can substitute it with Pecorino Romano or Parmezan)
- Prepare salt, pepper, sugar
- Get 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
- Get Meat filling
- Take 1 kg ground beef
- Prepare 350 g chopped peeled tomatoes
- Prepare 1-2 tbsp tomato paste
- Make ready 125 ml white wine (retsina if available)
- Prepare 2 onions, finely chopped
- Take 75 ml olive oil
- Get 1 beef stock cube
- Get 4 egg whites
- Take 1 pinch each cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt
- Prepare 2-4 cloves garlic
- Make ready herbs1 tbsp parsley, 1 tbsp mint, all chopped finely
- Make ready spices2 pinches oregano, 1 pinch each of ground cloves, ground cinnamon, ground coriander, and 1/2 of a bay leaf.
- Take 4 cups bechamel sauce (with the 4 egg yolks)
This classic Greek moussaka recipe is made by layering eggplant and potatoes with a spiced meat filling and topping it with a béchamel sauce. This moussaka is mostly authentic with a couple of twists for added flavor. Many very traditional versions of moussaka use a layer of potatoes. Most modern versions do not which is a shame.
Steps to make Moussaka:
- Slice the eggplants into long slices, approximately 1 cm thick. Salt them, and let them stand for 30 minutes. Wash the salt off, strain them and pat them very dry with kitchen paper.
- Slice the potatoes into 1 cm thick slices and fry them as well as the eggplants, in plenty of hot oil. Let them strain on absorbent paper.
- Prepare the meat filling. In a saucepan, bring the oil to heat and lightly sauté the onion and the ground beef, until the ground beef is no longer pink. Add the wine and the stock cube. Add the spices, a little water and let the meat simmer for 45 minutes.
- Then add the tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, herbs, and the salt. Allow to simmer until the sauce has thickened.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little. Stir in the egg whites.
- Prepare the bechamel sauce. Take care to only add the egg yolks once the sauce has cooled a little.
- In an ovenproof dish, layer first the potato slices, season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with half the chopped parsley, a little sugar, and 1/3 of the grated cheese. Next layer the meat filling, and finish off with a layer of the eggplant slices, which we season as the potatoes. Spread the bechamel sauce over, sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese, and bake at 180 degrees for approximately 1 hour.
This moussaka provides a wonderful meal for a family occasion and is made with the traditional lamb mince. Moussaka by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis! It is usually followed when someone is allergic to nuts. Moussaka, undoubtedly one of the most well known classic Greek recipes, is My Greek moussaka is aubergine based, and one which I make with a yogurt based topping for a slightly lighter Moussaka. This Mighty Moussaka is packed with layers and layers of eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, meat and, of course, a creamy bechamel sauce.
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