Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, classic moussakas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Classic Moussakas is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Classic Moussakas is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Classic moussaka is made by layering potatoes, eggplants, and a meaty lamb sauce, and then covering the dish in an egg-enriched béchamel sauce that crisps up and becomes golden brown in the. An authentic, delicious recipe for Eggplant Moussaka- perfect for entertaining or serving at a special gathering. The classic spice in a moussaka is cinnamon. You might think it's strange to add what is traditionally a sweet spice to a savoury dish but it works brilliantly with rich lamb and tomatoes and gives the sauce.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook classic moussakas using 26 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Classic Moussakas:
- Get large Eggplants (thinly sliced round pieces)
- Prepare large Potatoes (thinly sliced round pieces)
- Make ready minced Beef or Lamb
- Make ready medium Onions diced
- Prepare Garlic Cloves minced
- Get fresh graded Tomatoes
- Prepare White Wine
- Make ready plain breadcrumbs
- Get fresh Parsley chopped
- Prepare Oregano
- Take Sugar
- Make ready – 3 tablespoons of cooking Butter
- Take shredded Cheese
- Get Eggs beaten
- Make ready Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
- Get Salt
- Prepare Pepper
- Get Water
- Take Bechamel Sauce
- Take flour
- Take cooking butter
- Make ready coffee cups of Milk
- Get Salt and Pepper
- Prepare beaten eggs
- Get shredded cheese
- Get Portions:
Moussaka is one of the best known Greek dishes - a baked casserole consisting of ground lamb meat and layers of sliced eggplant, covered with a thick layer of bechamel sauce that gets golden and. How to make an easy Greek moussaka - the ultimate guide! Layer up roasted eggplant, meat sauce and bechamel for a Greek taverna experience in your own home. Moussaka (/muːˈsɑːkə/, /ˌmuːsəˈkɑː/ or /ˌmuːsɑːˈkɑː/) is an eggplant- and/or potato-based dish, often including ground meat, which is common in the Balkans and the Middle East, with many local and regional variations.
Instructions 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.
- Kali Orexi!! :) Enjoy!!
Layer up roasted eggplant, meat sauce and bechamel for a Greek taverna experience in your own home. Moussaka (/muːˈsɑːkə/, /ˌmuːsəˈkɑː/ or /ˌmuːsɑːˈkɑː/) is an eggplant- and/or potato-based dish, often including ground meat, which is common in the Balkans and the Middle East, with many local and regional variations. A quick and easy Classic Lamb Moussaka recipe, from our authentic Moroccan cuisine collection. Find brilliant recipe ideas and cooking tips at Gousto. This comforting moussaka recipe is the perfect dinner party option for vegetarian guests, and will more than Truly classic moussaka.
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