Classic Greek Moussaka

Classic Greek Moussaka

  Ready in : 45 mins

Classic Greek Moussaka might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 42g of protein, 52g of fat, and a total of 847 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $4.63 per serving, this recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. 37 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is brought to you by Foodista. If you have beef, butter, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 91%. This score is outstanding.

Ingredients
bread crumbs

bread crumbs

50 g

butter

butter

50 g

canned tomatoes

canned tomatoes

480 g

egg plants

egg plants

2

egg yolks

egg yolks

3

feta cheese

feta cheese

230 g

flour

flour

50 g

garlic

garlic

4 cloves

ground allspice

ground allspice

0.25 tsp

ground cinnamon

ground cinnamon

0.25 tsp

ground nutmeg

ground nutmeg

0.5 tsp

salt and ground pepper

salt and ground pepper

4 servings

beef

beef

400 g

warm milk

warm milk

250 ml

olive oil

olive oil

1 Tbs

olive oil

olive oil

4 servings

onions

onions

2

sea salt

sea salt

4 servings

tomato paste

tomato paste

2 Tbs

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Sprinkle the egg plant slices with salt and let them stand for 45 minutes. Then wash thoroughly to remove excess salt.Thinly brush each slice with olive oil and bake in the preheated grill pan for several minutes on each side. Set aside. Repeat until all slices are grilled.For the meat sauce lightly saute the onions in olive oil until tender.

    eggplant

    eggplant

    olive oil

    olive oil

    onion

    onion

    meat

    meat

    salt

    salt

    grill pan
    grill pan
    oven
    oven

  2. 2
    Add ground beef and saute, stirring frequently to break up the clumps of meat, until the meat is no longer pink.Stir in tomatoes, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, salt and pepper and simmer briefly on low heat.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    ground beef

    ground beef

    allspice

    allspice

    cinnamon

    cinnamon

    tomato

    tomato

    garlic

    garlic

    meat

    meat

  3. 3
    Add in tomato paste and a little water if the sauce is to thick.

    tomato paste

    tomato paste

    water

    water

  4. 4
    Remove from heat and set aside.For the bchamel sauce add flour to the melted butter, stirring constantly. When the mixture is evenly thick, gradually whisk in warm milk. Gently bring to the boil, then remove from heat, season with pepper and nutmeg.

    butter

    butter

    nutmeg

    nutmeg

    pepper

    pepper

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    milk

    milk

    whisk
    whisk

  5. 5
    Whisk in (vigorously) the egg yolks. Set aside.Thinly coat with olive oil a suitable ovenproof baking dish, sprinkle the bottom with homemade bread crumbs.

    breadcrumbs

    breadcrumbs

    egg yolk

    egg yolk

    olive oil

    olive oil

    baking pan
    baking pan
    whisk
    whisk

  6. 6
    Place a layer of egg plant, cover with some meat sauce and feta cheese and repeat this until the pan is almost full. Finish with a layer of feta cheese.Top with bchamel sauce.Cover with tin foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 1 hour.

    feta cheese

    feta cheese

    eggplant

    eggplant

    meat

    meat

    oven
    oven
    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
    frying pan
    frying pan

  7. 7
    Remove moussaka from the oven and let it set at room temperature 45 minutes before serving.

    oven
    oven

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