Moussaka
Moussaka

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, moussaka. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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. The wonderful Akis Petretzikis has a fantastic moussaka recipe using baked vegetables instead of fried to make it that little bit lighter. Greek Moussaka recipe - A delicious taste of Greece.

Moussaka is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Moussaka is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have moussaka using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Moussaka:
  1. Prepare 1 large aubergine sliced
  2. Get 1 large potato thinly sliced
  3. Take 1 zucchini sliced
  4. Make ready Olive oil
  5. Take 100 gms butter
  6. Make ready 100 gms flour
  7. Prepare 1 large onion chopped fine
  8. Take 3-4 garlic cloves chopped
  9. Get 3/4 th cup milk
  10. Get 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  11. Prepare 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  12. Take Salt as per taste
  13. Get 1 tsp pepper
  14. Get 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  15. Get 150 gms shredded gouda cheese 100 gms shredded parmesan
  16. Take 1 beaten egg
  17. Prepare 500 gms minced lamb meat
  18. Make ready 2 large tomatoes chopped
  19. Prepare 1 tsp oregano

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 provides a wonderful meal for a family occasion and is made with the traditional lamb mince. This moussaka is mostly authentic with a couple of twists for added flavor. Many very traditional versions of moussaka use a layer of potatoes.

Instructions to make Moussaka:
  1. In a skillet pan fry potato, zucchini and aubergine until golden brown and set aside (you could deep fry)
  2. Place butter in a deep bottom pan and melt on medium heat, add flour stirring constantly so no lumps are formed for about a minute or two
  3. Turn heat to low and whisk in milk, continue to cook on medium heat until sauce thickens, turn heat off, now whisk 50 gms parmesan and 100 gms gouda cheese and incorporate until melted, then whisk in egg until nice and smooth, check for seasoning, add nutmeg and set aside
  4. In skillet add 1tbsp oil, add lamb and cook until brown, now add onions, garlic and continue to cook till onions are translucent appropriately 8 minutes, add chilli powder, cinnamon, pepper, oregano and 1/2tsp salt and mix well
  5. Add tomatoes, mix and let it all cook until tomatoes have disintegrated, once cooked set aside
  6. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius
  7. In a baking dish, layer potato at the bottom of the dish, top with cooked lamb, then layer aubergine, top with lamb layer, now arrange zucchini and top with lamb
  8. Pour white sauce on top of lamb, sprinkle remaining cheese and bake for 50 minutes.
  9. Cool and serve with a side of salad or garlic bread. Leftover (not likely to have any) can be refrigerated stored for 4 days in air tight container

Most modern versions do not which is a shame. This Mighty Moussaka is packed with layers and layers of eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, meat and, of course, a creamy bechamel sauce. This was delicious but definitely takes a while (as I think any moussaka recipe does). A good moussaka—a baked casserole of eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, and minced lamb or beef under a lush layer of béchamel sauce—is one of the most fabulous things you can. Like most good things, moussaka takes time to make, but it feeds a crowd.

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