Moussaka is a delicious Greek dish made with layers of eggplant, minced meat (often lamb or beef), and a creamy béchamel sauce. Here’s a basic recipe for moussaka:
Ingredients:
For the Eggplant Layers:
2-3 large eggplants, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
Salt
Olive oil for brushing
For the Meat Sauce:
1 lb (450g) ground lamb or beef
1 large onion, finely chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (14 oz / 400g) crushed tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Salt and pepper to taste
For the Béchamel Sauce:
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
Salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
hungry for a Heavenly Taste of Grease let’s whip up some musaka First Slice up some eggplants and sprinkle them with salt lay them out and let them sweat out the bitterness next Brown some ground beef with chopped onions and garlic add in diced tomatoes cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg let it simmer until it’s rich and fragrant meanwhile rinse and pat dry the eggplants then give them a quick fry until golden now for the creamy sauce melt butter in a pan whisk and flour then gradually add milk stir until it thickens mix in grated cheese and an egg yolk for extra creaminess layer it up eggplants on the bottom meat sauce in the middle and that dreamy Basham on top bake it 350° f 175° c until it’s bubbling and golden there you have it musaka magic in just 60 seconds enjoy your culinary trip to Greece