TRADITIONAL MOUSSAKA RECIPE WITH EGGPLANTS (AUBERGINES) AND POTATOES
The very best traditional Greek Moussaka recipe. Imagine layers of juicy beef mince, sweet eggplants, and creamy béchamel sauce baked to perfection!
Provided by Eli K. Giannopoulos
Categories Main
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- To prepare this Greek moussaka recipe, begin by preparing the eggplants. Remove the stalks from the eggplants and cut them into slices, 1 cm thick. Season with salt and place in a colander for about half an hour.
- and squeeze with your hands, to get rid of the excessive water. Pat them dry and fry in plenty of oil, until nicely colored. Place the fried eggplants on some paper, in order to absorb the oil. (For a lighter version of the traditional Greek moussaka try drizzling the aubergines with some olive oil and bake them for 20 minutes instead of frying them). Set aside when done.
- If you are adding potatoes to your moussaka, now its time to slice them into 0.5cm, half a finger width slices. Fry them or bake them in the same way as the eggplants. Season with some salt and set them aside when done.
- for the moussaka. Heat a large pan to medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Stir in the chopped onions and sauté, until softened and slightly colored. Stir in the mince breaking it up with a wooden spoon and sauté. When it starts to brown, add the the garlic and tomato paste and sauté until the garlic starts to soften. Pour in the red wine to deglaze the meat juices and wait to evaporate. Add the tinned tomatoes, the sugar, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 bay leaf and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to the boil then turn the heat down and simmer with the lid on for about 30 minutes or until most of the juices have evaporated. Set aside when done.
- for the moussaka. Use a large pan to melt the butter over low-medium heat. Add the flour whisking continuously to make a paste. Add warmed milk in a steady stream; keep whisking in order to prevent your sauce from getting lumpy. If the sauce still needs to thicken, boil over low heat while continuing to stir. Its consistency should resemble a thick cream.
- Remove the béchamel pan from the stove and stir in the egg yolks, salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg and the most of the grated cheese. Reserve some cheese to sprinkle on top! Whisk quickly, in order to prevent the eggs from turning an omelette! Season with salt to taste. Take one spoon full of béchamel and stir it in the meat sauce. Set the béchamel sauce aside.
- Now its time to assemble the moussaka. For this moussaka recipe you will need a large baking dish, approx. 20x30cm / 8x12inch and 8cm/3 inch deep). Butter the bottom and sides of the pan and layer the potatoes first (if you're using them), then half the eggplants. Pour in all of the meat sauce and spread it out evenly. Add a second layer of eggplants, top with all of the béchamel sauce and smooth out with a spatula.
- . Preheat you oven at 180C/350F and bake your musaka for about 60 minutes or until its crust turns light golden brown. Even though it will be really hard to do so, you should wait for the moussaka to cool down and be just warm to the touch before cutting into pieces. This will prevent the béchamel sauce from pouring out when you're cutting your pieces.
- Serve the Moussaka with a refreshing Traditional Greek Salad and enjoy over a glass of wine!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Piece, Calories 455kcal, Sugar 11g, Sodium 84.6mg, Fat 19.1g, SaturatedFat 8.2g, UnsaturatedFat 9.7g, TransFat 0g, Carbohydrate 61g, Fiber 5.3g, Protein 14.7g, Cholesterol 72.1mg
MOUSSAKA-STYLE STUFFED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)
A wonderful way of creating four self-contained servings of moussaka. What makes it wonderful is the quality of the ricotta--the best way (and most economical)is to make your own.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Halve the eggplants lengthwise and score the interior of each half, leaving about a third of an inch thickness on the perimeter.
- Use a paring knife and a spoon to scoop out the interior of the eggplant, leaving a 'boat.'.
- Using a fork, pierce the skin in several places, liberally salt the halves and place them upside down on paper towels to drain for about 30 minutes.
- Chop the eggplant flesh into 1/2" cubes and set aside 4 cups of the cubes (reserve any excess for another recipe).
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Wipe the eggplant shells out with paper towels, brush the skin lightly with a little olive oil, and place them on a baking sheet.
- Bake them until they are just tender (about ten minutes) then remove from the oven and set aside in a baking dish.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the lamb and cook, breaking up the pieces, until lightly browned--about 5 minutes.
- Add the onion, garlic, 4 cups of eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, until the eggplant is soft--about five more minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, bell pepper, cloves, cumin, cinnamon and cayenne and cook until the mixture is fairly dry.
- Remove from the heat and stir in 1/2 cup of the ricotta.
- Season to taste and spoon into the 4 eggplant halves.
- Place the remaining 1 and 1/3 cups of ricotta in a small bowl and stir in the nutmeg and enough milk until the consistency of the cheese mixture is spreadable.
- Spread it over the filled eggplant halves and sprinkle the tops with parmesan.
- Bake until the tops are very brown--25 to 35 minutes.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) MOUSSAKA
Worth the work! This delicious dish takes time but it is a work of art! I asked a friend for her recipe and she had a wonderful Greek cookbook from which this comes...absolutely a colossal meal in one.
Provided by Gingerbee
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h41m
Yield 1 13, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Peel eggplants.
- Slice into rounds 1/2-inch thick.
- Sprinkle both sides generously with salt.
- Place in deep bowl; Cover with cold water.
- Place dinner plate on top to keep slices submerged; let set 1 hour at room temperature.
- When ready to use, thoroughly rinse and drain.
- Saute meat in butter until color is gone.
- Add onion.
- Cook until soft.
- Drain off fat.
- Mix in tomato paste, water, parsley, allspice and pepper.
- Simmer, uncovered, until liquid is absorbed.
- Cool 30 minutes.
- Beat eggs to a froth.
- Stir into meat.
- Add parmesan, 3 tablespoons.
- breadcrumbs, salt and pepper.
- Butter a 13"x9"x2" baking dish.
- Sprinkle remaining bread crumbs on bottom.
- Arrange one third of eggplant slices over crumbs.
- Cover with half of meat mixture.
- Add another layer of eggplant and the remaining meat.
- Top with eggplant slices.
- Pour Moussaka Sauce over all.
- Bake in 375 degree oven for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven.
- Allow to stand 10 minutes.
- Cut into squares.
- Serve with a big tossed salad.
- Moussaka Sauce: Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in flour until absorbed.
- Remove from heat.
- Slowly stir in milk.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat eggs 5 minutes.
- Add a small amount of sauce to eggs.
- Stir egg mixture back into sauce.
- Add remaining ingredients.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 491.7, Fat 31.6, SaturatedFat 15.3, Cholesterol 258.9, Sodium 745.9, Carbohydrate 22.4, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 7.2, Protein 30.7
NO EGGPLANT MOUSSAKA
This dish takes some assembly but is well worth it. Minimal ingredients compared to the real thing, and most of the ingredients are everyday staples...with a very tasty result.
Provided by Wendy Fay
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Lamb Ground
Time 2h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a large casserole dish.
- Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute onions and parsley until onion is soft and translucent. Increase heat, add lamb, and cook until evenly brown. Drain excess fat, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Chop tomatoes, and mix well with seasonings. Set aside.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Whisk together milk and egg, then gradually whisk into flour mixture. Cook, stirring constantly until thick and smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in grated cheese.
- In casserole dish, place 1/3 of potato slices on the bottom, covering as well as possible. Top with half of meat mixture followed by half of tomato mixture. Repeat layers, ending with a layer of potatoes. Spread cheese sauce evenly over the top.
- Cover, and bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover, and bake 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 612.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Cholesterol 169.5 mg, Fat 34.5 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 36.7 g, SaturatedFat 16.9 g, Sodium 535.4 mg, Sugar 10 g
GRILLED EGGPLANT MOUSSAKA
What makes the difference in this traditional Greek recipe is the grilled, not fried, vegetables, including eggplant, potatoes and zucchini. It's a lighter version of the famous Greek dish consumed in great quantities every summer in my country, by locals and tourists equally.
Provided by constantina
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek
Time 1h40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate.
- Brush eggplant, potatoes, and zucchini lightly with extra-virgin olive oil. Grill vegetables until just tender and golden brown. Layer potatoes into the bottom of a 9x13 inch glass baking dish. Next layer in the eggplant, followed by the zucchini; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, and cook until the flour smells slightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Whisk in milk, nutmeg, and salt. Bring to a bare simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Place the egg yolk into a bowl, and quickly whisk in 1/4 cup of the thickened milk, a tablespoon at a time. Quickly stir the egg yolk mixture into the thickened milk until smooth, then set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the ground beef and onion, and cook until the beef is crumbly and no longer pink. Drain off any excess grease, then stir in the oregano, parsley, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Turn heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- To assemble, spread the meat mixture over the vegetables, and sprinkle with the feta cheese. Pour the white sauce overtop, and smooth with a spatula.
- Bake moussaka in preheated oven until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 721.8 calories, Carbohydrate 60.7 g, Cholesterol 125.3 mg, Fat 41.6 g, Fiber 14.6 g, Protein 30.9 g, SaturatedFat 15.8 g, Sodium 405.2 mg, Sugar 19.7 g
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