Moussaka
Moussaka

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, moussaka. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Moussaka is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Moussaka is something which I have loved my entire life.

The wonderful Akis Petretzikis has a fantastic moussaka recipe using baked vegetables instead of fried to make it that little bit lighter. 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 to the Eastern Mediterranean what lasagna is to Italy: A very rich, special casserole that is perfect for The best way to make moussaka is in steps.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have moussaka using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Moussaka:
  1. Take 1 kg eggplants
  2. Get 1 kg potatoes
  3. Take 125 g kefalotyri cheese, grated (you can substitute it with Pecorino Romano or Parmezan)
  4. Make ready salt, pepper, sugar
  5. Take 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
  6. Prepare Meat filling
  7. Get 1 kg ground beef
  8. Get 350 g chopped peeled tomatoes
  9. Get 1-2 tbsp tomato paste
  10. Take 125 ml white wine (retsina if available)
  11. Take 2 onions, finely chopped
  12. Take 75 ml olive oil
  13. Make ready 1 beef stock cube
  14. Get 4 egg whites
  15. Prepare 1 pinch each cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt
  16. Make ready 2-4 cloves garlic
  17. Make ready 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. Get 4 cups bechamel sauce (with the 4 egg yolks)

Moussaka is a traditional dish of baked sliced aubergines with a tomato and meat (usually lamb) sauce and an egg-enriched béchamel topping. It's most commonly associated with Greece. Moussaka by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis! It is usually followed when someone is allergic to nuts.

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.

Moussaka by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis! It is usually followed when someone is allergic to nuts. 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. Indulge in a Greek-style moussaka, made with aubergines and lamb, packed with herbs and topped with two types of cheese. 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.

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