Greek Mussaka
Greek Mussaka

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Greek Mussaka is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Greek Mussaka is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Greek Moussaka recipe - A delicious taste of Greece. Greek moussaka (mousaka) is one of the most popular dishes in Greece, served in almost every tavern and prepared in. In Turkey, mussaka consists of thinly sliced and fried eggplant served in a tomato-based meat sauce, warm or at room temperature.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook greek mussaka using 18 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Mussaka:
  1. Take 2 large aubergines (A)
  2. Take 5 medium sized white potatoes (A)
  3. Make ready 1 medium red onion (B)
  4. Get 3 tablespoons olive oil (B)
  5. Get 1 clove garlic (B)
  6. Take 750 grams ground beef and lamb meat (B)
  7. Make ready 1 TSP seven spices (B)
  8. Make ready black pepper (B)
  9. Prepare 1 TSP salt (B)
  10. Make ready 1 tablespoon grape molasses (B)
  11. Get 1 TSP vinegar (B)
  12. Take 2 bay leaves (C)
  13. Take 3 clovers (C)
  14. Make ready 1 pinch ground nutmeg (C)
  15. Get 1 liter milk (C)
  16. Take 80 grams butter (C)
  17. Prepare half a cup of flour (C)
  18. Take 500 grams grated parmesan cheese (C)

It includes sliced eggplant baked in a ground I live in Greek Cyprus and this recipe is exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to cut out the extra cup of. And with a little twist, your Mussaka can become vegetarian. Moussaka is to the Greek what Lasagna is to Italians.

Steps to make Greek Mussaka:
  1. Peel, cut and salt the aubergines. Load them in a colander with a weight to remove moisture.
  2. Fry the aubergine slices in vegetable oil.
  3. Peel, cut and fry the potatoes.
  4. Start to prepare your Mussaka pan. The first layer consists of fried potatoes, while second layer consists of fried aubergine.
  5. Finely chop the onion, fry in olive oil, add minced garlic clove when onion is ready. Later add the meat. Stir on medium heat. Add the other ingredients as the meat browns and gets almost cooked.
  6. The minced meat comprises the third layer in the pan. Spread more aubergines to make a fourth layer.
  7. Boil milk with its spices in a saucepan over medium heat. In a separate saucepan melt the butter then gradually add sifted flour while continuously whisking over low heat.
  8. Gradually ladle milk over the butter and flour mixture whisking without interruption till the whole milk quantity is used up. Add half the parmesan cheese into the white sauce.
  9. The white sauce makes up the top layer (fifth layer). Sprinkle the remaining parmesan cheese on top.
  10. Cook for 30 min in a 180 degrees C oven uncovered. Broil for an extra 5 - 10 minutes to give the pan a golden brown surface.
  11. Remove from the oven and wait for 15 minutes before cutting and serving. Enjoy a premium dinner.
  12. Eat with yoghurt.

As with all iconic dishes of the world, I imagine that every Greek family surely has their own version of Moussaka. This classic Greek moussaka recipe is made by layering eggplant and potatoes with a spiced meat filling and topping it with a béchamel sauce. Being Greek born I have tried my share of moussaka recipes over the years, this is a basic easy recipe I have been making for years and still make often, it has remained a huge. Easy Greek Moussaka with ground beef, eggplant (aubergines), zucchini (courgettes) and potatoes topped with a creamy bechamel sauce, a complete dinner recipe that gives. Try Rick Stein's take on this traditional Greek moussaka, combining spiced lamb mince and creamy white sauce.

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