Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, eggplant musakka (moussaka). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
An authentic, delicious recipe for Eggplant Moussaka- perfect for entertaining or serving at a special gathering. This classic Greek moussaka recipe is made by layering eggplant and potatoes with a spiced meat filling and topping it with a béchamel sauce. Traditionally, the eggplant slices are fried but there's plenty of recipes (even from Greek cookbooks) that grill/broil, bake or BBQ the eggplant.
Eggplant musakka (Moussaka) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Eggplant musakka (Moussaka) is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook eggplant musakka (moussaka) using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant musakka (Moussaka):
- Prepare 2 eggplant cut into cubes
- Get 1 lb. ground beef
- Prepare 2 tomatoes
- Get 4 ry green pepper cut into halves
- Get 2 onions diced
- Take 3 tbs tomato paste
- Prepare 1 tbs or more salt
- Prepare 1 tsp black pepper
- Prepare As needed frying oil
When choosing the right eggplant, look for those with the right length and circumference. The perfect size is about the dimension of a large pear. Moussaka is a layered Eastern Mediterranean casserole dish made with eggplant or potato, a ground meat sauce, and a Greek yogurt and egg layer. Moussaka is a dish I did not appreciate until I was older, I've mentioned before why was that.
Instructions to make Eggplant musakka (Moussaka):
- Cut the tips off and peel longwise
- Cut and keep in salted water for 20 mins. (put some weight over a dish or something to keep them floating)
- Set oven for 375, cut onions and wash and parsley too. Heat 2 tbs. oil in a frying pan add onions, sautéed, then add ground beef and parsley, 2 tbs spoon of tomato paste, stir,when ground beef change its color add 1 cup of hot water boil and cover, let simmer for 15 mins.
- Take off and squeeze off water from them. Add generously some vegetable oil, start frying egg plant. Avoid overcrowding the pan. Turn them, after they got brown set aside over paper towel covered dish or something.
- Transfer eggplants into a 3 cm deep baking dish, then cover with ground beef mix, cut pepper and tomatoes. Decorate the dish. Mix 2 tbs of water with 1 tbs. of tomato paste, pour over eggplant.bake until tomatoes and peppers get brownish. 1/2 hour or so.
- Serve with rice and some plain yogurt.
- You can keep left overs in the freezer in a tight container
Seriously, this man was addicted to eggplant dishes especially moussaka. This is very easy to make but - like any good moussaka - takes time. How to make an easy Greek moussaka - the ultimate guide! Layer up roasted eggplant, meat sauce and bechamel for a Greek taverna experience in your own home. A delicious eggplant moussaka recipe, even tastier using sheep's milk cheese: find out how to prepare the traditional Greek moussaka recipe.
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