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Moussaka is a scrumptious signature Greek dish that brings the flavours and traditions of the Mediterranean to your plate. Learn How to make Traditional Greek Moussaka. This dish is so rich and full of flavor. layers of potatoes, eggplants, meat and bรฉchamel sauce. Une moussaka traditionnelle, faite de tranches d'aubergines grillรฉes, de boeuf hachรฉ et de sauce bรฉchamel onctueuse.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have ๐๐๐ฅmoussaka๐ฅ๐๐ using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make ๐๐๐ฅMOUSSAKA๐ฅ๐๐:
- Get 3 medium size eggplants or (12 small) 3 potatoes
- Take 1 large onion 2 garlic cloves 700g minced lamb
- Prepare 3 tblsp oil 2 tblsp tomato paste 260g tomato sauce
- Take 1 cup lamb or vegetable broth 1 bay leaf 1 tsp salt
- Get 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp thyme
- Get 1 L milk 120g butter 120g flour 85g cheddar cheese
- Make ready 1/2 tsp nutmeg 2 egg yolks Oil for frying
Instructions to make ๐๐๐ฅMOUSSAKA๐ฅ๐๐:
- #Prepare_the_vegetables: - - slice the eggplants into 1cm thick. Season with salt and set aside for 30 minutes. Meanwhile peel the potatoes and slice them. - Wash the eggplants well and pat them dry. Fry the eggplants and potatoes until golden. Transfer to a paper towel to get rid of access oil.
- #Prepare_the_meat_mixture: - - heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add chopped onions and sautรฉ for 3-4 minutes. Add crushed garlic and sautรฉ for 2-3 minutes more. - Add the meat and cook, stirring, until the beef is no longer pink. And salt, pepper, cinnamon and thyme, stir well. Add tomato paste and stir. Add bay leaf, tomato sauce and stir well. Add lamb or vegetable broth, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until thickens. Remove from heat and set aside.
- #Prepare_the_bรฉchamel_sauce: - - heat 1 litter of milk. In a medium saucepan over low heat melt butter, when the butter is melted, add flour and whisk continuously, until smooth paste forms. Gradually add the warm milk while continually whisking to prevent lumps. Whisk until the sauce is smooth and thick. Remove from heat and add pinch salt, black pepper, nutmeg, cheese and egg yolks, whisk until smooth. - - Preheat oven to 180C (360F).
- #Assemble_the_moussaka: - - Add 4-5 tblsp of the bรฉchamel sauce to the meat mixture and mix. Layer the potatoes in a large ovenproof dish, then layer half of the eggplants. Pour the meat mixture and spread evenly. Layer the remaining eggplants and pour the bรฉchamel sauce. Covered with aluminium foil. - Bake for 40-50 minutes(after 35 minutes remove the aluminium foil) and cook until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting.
- #Freezer_Notes: - - Once the baked moussaka has completely cooked and cold cut serving-size pieces, double-wrap in foil and freeze for up to 1 month Defrost in the usual manner and reheat in microwave (or oven) for a delicious, quick meal, when there's little time to cook and dinner is ready and waiting in the freezer!
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