Moussaka

Name: Moussaka
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 227 grams tomato sauce; 2 Tbsps dried parsley; 1 egg, beaten; 3 eggplants, peeled and cut lengthwise into 1/2 inch thick slices; 6 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 clove garlic, minced; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 serving ground black pepper to taste; 1 serving ground white pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoons fines herbs; 454 grams lean ground beef; 946 milliliters milk; 59 milliliters olive oil; 2 onions, chopped; 355 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 118 milliliters red wine; 1 serving salt to taste

Moussaka might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 1. One serving contains 3932 calories, 213g of protein, and 247g of fat. It is a pricey recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes. A mixture of fines herbs, onions, eggplants, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

Lay the slices of eggplant on paper towels, sprinkle lightly with salt, and set aside for 30 minutes to draw out the moisture. Then in a skillet over high heat, heat the olive oil. Quickly fry the eggplant until browned. Set aside on paper towels to drain.

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Olive Oil

Eggplant

Salt

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the ground beef, salt and pepper to taste, onions, and garlic. After the beef is browned, sprinkle in the cinnamon, nutmeg, fines herbs and parsley.

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Salt And Pepper

Ground Beef

Cinnamon

Parsley

Butter

Garlic

Nutmeg

Onion

Herbs

Beef

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Frying Pan

Pour in the tomato sauce and wine, and mix well. Simmer for 20 minutes. Allow to cool, and then stir in beaten egg.

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Tomato Sauce

Wine

Egg

To make the bechamel sauce, begin by scalding the milk in a saucepan. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

Sauce

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Whisk in flour until smooth. Lower heat; gradually pour in the hot milk, whisking constantly until it thickens. Season with salt, and white pepper.

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White Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Arrange a layer of eggplant in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover eggplant with all of the meat mixture, and then sprinkle 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese over the meat. Cover with remaining eggplant, and sprinkle another 1/2 cup of cheese on top.

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Parmesan

Eggplant

Cheese

Meat

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Baking Pan

Pour the bechamel sauce over the top, and sprinkle with the nutmeg.

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Nutmeg

Sauce

Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

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Cheese

Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

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Servings:

eggplants, peeled and cut lengthwise into 1/2 inch thick slices 6Tbsps

all-purpose flour 1clove

garlic, minced 0teaspoons

ground cinnamon 0teaspoons

ground nutmeg 1serving

ground black pepper to taste 1serving

ground white pepper, to taste 1teaspoons

fines herbs 454grams

lean ground beef 946milliliters

milk 59milliliters

olive oil 2

onions, chopped 355milliliters

freshly grated Parmesan cheese 118milliliters

red wine 1serving

salt to taste

Recommended wine: Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Moschofilero

Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, and Moschofilero are my top picks for Greek. If you feel like going Greek with your Greek food, assyrtiko and moschofilero are both lovely white wines to pair with chicken, seafood, etc. Agiorgitiko is a full bodied red suitable for roasted meats and lamb. The Skouras Saint George Agiorgitiko with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.