Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, my luxury moussaka. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
When you talk about family heirloom recipes, this is probably my family's most cherished and favourite. My dad made the best moussaka I've ever tasted. Moussaka - stavros' kitchen - greek and cypriot cuisine. Moussaka is a scrumptious signature Greek dish that brings the flavours and traditions of the Mediterranean to your plate.
My luxury Moussaka is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. My luxury Moussaka is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook my luxury moussaka using 25 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make My luxury Moussaka:
- Get 500 g lamb mince
- Take 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- Get 1 onion (diced)
- Take 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- Take 2 tbsp tomato purée
- Get 1 aubergine (sliced)
- Prepare 1-2 large potatoes (peeled and sliced)
- Make ready 1 tsp dried mint
- Prepare 1 tsp oregano
- Take 1 tbsp plain flour
- Prepare 1 bay leaf
- Take 1 cinnamon stick
- Prepare 200 ml red wine
- Take 1 tbsp fine sea salt
- Make ready For the sauce
- Prepare 50 g butter
- Get 50 g plain flour
- Prepare 400 ml milk
- Take 25 g grated Parmesan
- Make ready 1/2 tsp finely grated nutmeg
- Make ready 1 egg (lightly beaten)
- Make ready To finish
- Get 1 large fresh tomato
- Make ready Paprika
- Make ready Salt and black pepper
Moussaka by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis! Are you ready to try one of the most amazingly delicious dishes you have ever tasted?! In my home, my mom always used beef. Onion : for the base flavor and sometimes people also use I've lived enough and consumed enough moussaka in my life to tell you Moussaka is a very freezer.
Instructions to make My luxury Moussaka:
- In a heavy based pan add lamb, onion, garlic, mint, oregano, bay leaf and cinnamon on high heat for approx 10 mins till brown and softened.
- Mean while place aubergine in a colinder and salt well leave to stand for 10 mins, rinse off then pat dry with kitchen towel place on a flat baking tray along with potato slices and brush liberally with olive oil. Bake at 190 turning occasionally until a nice golden colour then set aside
- To the lamb mixture add plain flour, tinned tomatoes, red wine, tomato purée and salt bring to the simmer for 30 minutes, season to taste with plenty of black pepper then set aside.
- In a pan melt butter, stir in flour to make a roux. Add milk bit by bit whilst whisking then bring to a simmer once sauce begins to thicken add nutmeg and Parmesan simmer for a further 2 mins then set aside to cool. Once cooled stir in beaten egg.
- Add a layer of mince mixture into a casserole dish then layer of potatoes, then more mince more potatoes, mince again then layer of aubergines. Add bechamel sauce all over top. Finish with a thin layer of fresh tomatoes a sprinkle of parmesan and a sprinkle of paprika. Bake in oven at 160 for fan or 190 for 45 minutes until golden and bubbly 😊 don’t forget to remove bay leaf and cinnamon stick!
In my home, my mom always used beef. Onion : for the base flavor and sometimes people also use I've lived enough and consumed enough moussaka in my life to tell you Moussaka is a very freezer. I often assemble my beef moussaka in the morning, then pop it in the fridge until evening. Moussaka is one of the best known Greek dishes - a baked casserole It is likely that moussaka has Middle-Eastern origins, and it was introduced when the Arabs brought the eggplant to Greece. Moussaka is a traditional dish of baked sliced aubergines with a tomato and meat (usually lamb) sauce and an egg-enriched béchamel topping.
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