Recipe
Moussaka
The great Greek casserole: salted and baked eggplant, a cinnamon-scented lamb and beef ragù, and a thick béchamel enriched with egg yolks that bakes into a golden crown. The long rest at the end is part of the recipe.
- Preparation
- 40 minutes
- Cooking
- 90 minutes
- Total time
- 130 minutes
- Servings
- 6
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 750 kcal
- Protein
- 31 g
- Carbohydrates
- 31 g
- Fat
- 52 g
Ingredients
- Eggplant1 kg
- Ground lamb400 g
- Ground beef300 g
- Red onion1 kom
- Garlic3 čehova
- Canned peeled tomatoes400 g
- Tomato paste1 žlica
- Dry red wine100 ml
- Ground cinnamon1 žličica
- Bay leaf1 kom
- Olive oil4 žlica
- Butter80 g
- All-purpose flour80 g
- Milk800 ml
- Egg yolks2 kom
- Parmesan (or kefalotiri)60 g
- Nutmegprstohvat
- Salt and pepperpo ukusu
Instructions
- 1
Slice the eggplant into 1 cm rounds, salt generously on both sides and leave in a colander for 30 minutes to weep.
- 2
Pat the slices dry, brush with olive oil and bake at 220 °C for 25 minutes, turning once, until golden and supple.
- 3
Meanwhile brown the lamb and beef hard in a wide pot, then add the chopped onion and garlic and soften them.
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