Steps to Prepare Ultimate Classic Moussakas

Eddie Wheeler   23/07/2020 16:02

Classic Moussakas
Classic Moussakas

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, classic moussakas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Classic Moussakas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Classic Moussakas is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have classic moussakas using 26 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Classic Moussakas:
  1. Make ready 6 large Eggplants (thinly sliced round pieces)
  2. Take 2 large Potatoes (thinly sliced round pieces)
  3. Prepare 800 grams minced Beef or Lamb
  4. Prepare 2-3 medium Onions diced
  5. Make ready 2 Garlic Cloves minced
  6. Prepare 4 fresh graded Tomatoes
  7. Make ready 100 grams White Wine
  8. Get 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
  9. Make ready 1 teaspoon fresh Parsley chopped
  10. Prepare 1 teaspoon Oregano
  11. Prepare 1 teaspoon Sugar
  12. Get 2 – 3 tablespoons of cooking Butter
  13. Make ready 1 cup shredded Cheese
  14. Make ready 2 Eggs beaten
  15. Get 1/2 cup Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
  16. Take Salt
  17. Make ready Pepper
  18. Take 1 cup Water
  19. Take Bechamel Sauce
  20. Take 6 tablespoons flour
  21. Get 4 tablespoons cooking butter
  22. Take 4 coffee cups of Milk
  23. Get Salt and Pepper
  24. Make ready 2 beaten eggs
  25. Prepare 1 handful shredded cheese
  26. Get 8 Portions:
Instructions to make Classic Moussakas:
  1. In a large sauce pan, saute the onions, garlic in 3 tablespoons of butter. Add in the beef and stir until golden brown, then gradually add in the wine. Toss in the tomatoes, water, salt and pepper, parsley, oregano and sugar. Let this boil for about 1/2 hour. When the beef sauce is done take it off the stove and add in the beaten eggs, the breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Set it a side.
  2. In a large frying pan add in the 1/2 cup Olive oil or Vegetable Oil, and fry the eggplant and potatoes until lightly brown. Take a deep buttered baking pan and start layering in the potatoes, (the potatoes actually cover the bottom of your pan), and then continue layering the eggplant slices on top. Add your beef sauce on top of the eggplants and spread throughout the pan.
  3. In a large sauce pan, melt butter on low heat with a whisk and slowly add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time, gradually add the milk, whisk continuously. Add in all the other ingredients and stir until your Bechamel sauce has thicken. Pour on top of the meat sauce and spread.
  4. Bake at 180 degrees for 1 hour and until Bechamel sauce is golden brown.
  5. Kali Orexi!! :) Enjoy!!

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