Classic Moussakas. To prepare a traditional Greek Moussaka recipe, luscious layers of juicy beef mince (or lamb) are cooked in a tomato based sauce, layered with sweet eggplants and creamy béchamel sauce and baked together until golden perfection. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Classic moussaka recipes are made with layers of tender aubergine, flavoured minced lamb or beef, potatoes and white sauce.
Brush with a little olive oil and roast until golden. 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.
Hello everybody, it's me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, classic moussakas. One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
To prepare a traditional Greek Moussaka recipe, luscious layers of juicy beef mince (or lamb) are cooked in a tomato based sauce, layered with sweet eggplants and creamy béchamel sauce and baked together until golden perfection. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Classic moussaka recipes are made with layers of tender aubergine, flavoured minced lamb or beef, potatoes and white sauce.
Classic Moussakas is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Classic Moussakas is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook classic moussakas using 26 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Classic Moussakas:
- {Get 6 of large Eggplants (thinly sliced round pieces).
- {Make ready 2 of large Potatoes (thinly sliced round pieces).
- {Make ready 800 grams of minced Beef or Lamb.
- {Make ready 2-3 of medium Onions diced.
- {Make ready 2 of Garlic Cloves minced.
- {Get 4 of fresh graded Tomatoes.
- {Make ready 100 grams of White Wine.
- {Prepare 1 cup of plain breadcrumbs.
- {Make ready 1 teaspoon of fresh Parsley chopped.
- {Take 1 teaspoon of Oregano.
- {Prepare 1 teaspoon of Sugar.
- {Prepare 2 of – 3 tablespoons of cooking Butter.
- {Take 1 cup of shredded Cheese.
- {Get 2 of Eggs beaten.
- {Take 1/2 cup of Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil.
- {Prepare of Salt.
- {Prepare of Pepper.
- {Take 1 cup of Water.
- {Get of Bechamel Sauce.
- {Prepare 6 tablespoons of flour.
- {Get 4 tablespoons of cooking butter.
- {Take 4 of coffee cups of Milk.
- {Take of Salt and Pepper.
- {Make ready 2 of beaten eggs.
- {Make ready 1 handful of shredded cheese.
- {Take 8 of Portions:.
Moussaka is a classic Greek casserole. It's made with layers of eggplant, potato, meaty lamb sauce, and cheese topped with an egg-enriched béchamel sauce that crisps up and becomes golden brown in the oven. Place a deep pan over high heat. Add the sunflower oil and let it get hot.
Steps to make Classic Moussakas:
- In a large sauce pan, saute the onions, garlic in 3 tablespoons of butter. Add in the beef and stir until golden brown, then gradually add in the wine. Toss in the tomatoes, water, salt and pepper, parsley, oregano and sugar. Let this boil for about 1/2 hour. When the beef sauce is done take it off the stove and add in the beaten eggs, the breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Set it a side..
- In a large frying pan add in the 1/2 cup Olive oil or Vegetable Oil, and fry the eggplant and potatoes until lightly brown. Take a deep buttered baking pan and start layering in the potatoes, (the potatoes actually cover the bottom of your pan), and then continue layering the eggplant slices on top. Add your beef sauce on top of the eggplants and spread throughout the pan..
- In a large sauce pan, melt butter on low heat with a whisk and slowly add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time, gradually add the milk, whisk continuously. Add in all the other ingredients and stir until your Bechamel sauce has thicken. Pour on top of the meat sauce and spread..
- Bake at 180 degrees for 1 hour and until Bechamel sauce is golden brown..
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Moussaka is a Greek casserole of eggplant layered with spiced ground lamb or beef, and topped in a creamy white bechamel or custard sauce. It's comfort food of the highest order. It wasn't until we came home from our year abroad that I attempted to make this gorgeous eggplant dish from scratch. This time I have meticulously followed all the steps of Panos and Mirella's recipe. My moussaka recipe is quite a copycat recipe.
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