Steps to Prepare Homemade Moussaka

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, moussaka. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Here is a great recipe for moussaka, a Greek dish. It includes sliced eggplant baked in a ground beef sauce and then smothered in a thin white sauce. The wonderful Akis Petretzikis has a fantastic moussaka recipe using baked vegetables instead of fried to make it that little bit lighter. Whether you've had moussaka before or this is a first time experience, you're going to LOVE this moussaka recipe with it's incredible depth of flavor and luxuriously creamy bechamel sauce topping!

Moussaka is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Moussaka is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook moussaka using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Moussaka:

1. Make ready 1 kg eggplants
2. Prepare 1 kg potatoes
3. Take 125 g kefalotyri cheese, grated (you can substitute it with Pecorino Romano or Parmezan)
4. Get salt, pepper, sugar
5. Make ready 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
6. Make ready Meat filling
7. Get 1 kg ground beef
8. Prepare 350 g chopped peeled tomatoes
9. Prepare 1-2 tbsp tomato paste
10. Get 125 ml white wine (retsina if available)
11. Get 2 onions, finely chopped
12. Get 75 ml olive oil
13. Get 1 beef stock cube
14. Take 4 egg whites
15. Get 1 pinch each cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt
16. Take 2-4 cloves garlic
17. Get herbs1 tbsp parsley, 1 tbsp mint, all chopped finely
18. Get spices2 pinches oregano, 1 pinch each of ground cloves, ground cinnamon, ground coriander, and 1/2 of a bay leaf.
19. Take 4 cups bechamel sauce (with the 4 egg yolks)

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 eat. Moussaka by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis! It is usually followed when someone is allergic to nuts. An authentic, delicious recipe for Eggplant Moussaka- perfect for entertaining or serving at a special gathering.

Steps to make Moussaka:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Then add the tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, herbs, and the salt.  Allow to simmer until the sauce has thickened.
5. Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little.  Stir in the egg whites.
6. Prepare  the bechamel sauce.  Take care to only add the egg yolks once the sauce has cooled a little.
7. 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.

It is usually followed when someone is allergic to nuts. An authentic, delicious recipe for Eggplant Moussaka- perfect for entertaining or serving at a special gathering. This Mighty Moussaka is packed with layers and layers of eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, meat and, of course, a creamy bechamel sauce. Make our easy moussaka for an instant crowd pleaser. This classic Greek dish of layered thinly sliced potato, aubergine and lamb is topped with a creamy béchamel sauce.

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