Classic greek moussaka

Name: Classic greek moussaka
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 50 g dry bread crumbs; 50 g butter; 480 g canned tomatoes; 2 eggplant; 3 egg yolk; 230 g feta cheese; 50 g flour; 4 cloves garlic; 0.25 tsps ground allspice; 0.25 tsps ground cinnamon; 0.5 tsps ground nutmeg; 4 servings white pepper; 400 g lean ground beef; 250 ml milk; 1 Tbs olive oil; 2 onion; 4 servings sea salt; 2 Tbs tomato paste

Classic Greek Moussaka is a Mediterranean main course with layers of eggplant, beef, and béchamel sauce. This flavorful dish covers 43% of your daily vitamins and minerals, serving 4 people.

Ingredients

dry bread crumbs

50 g

butter

50 g

canned tomatoes

480 g

eggplant

egg yolk

feta cheese

230 g

flour

50 g

garlic

4 cloves

ground allspice

0.25 tsps

ground cinnamon

0.25 tsps

ground nutmeg

0.5 tsps

white pepper

4 servings

lean ground beef

400 g

milk

250 ml

olive oil

1 Tbs

onion

sea salt

4 servings

tomato paste

2 Tbs

Method

Sprinkle the egg plant slices with salt and let them stand for 45 minutes. Then wash thoroughly to remove excess salt.Thinly brush each slice with olive oil and bake in the preheated grill pan for several minutes on each side. Set aside. Repeat until all slices are grilled.For the meat sauce lightly saute the onions in olive oil until tender.
Add ground beef and saute, stirring frequently to break up the clumps of meat, until the meat is no longer pink.Stir in tomatoes, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, salt and pepper and simmer briefly on low heat.
Add in tomato paste and a little water if the sauce is to thick.
Remove from heat and set aside.For the bchamel sauce add flour to the melted butter, stirring constantly. When the mixture is evenly thick, gradually whisk in warm milk. Gently bring to the boil, then remove from heat, season with pepper and nutmeg.
Whisk in (vigorously) the egg yolks. Set aside.Thinly coat with olive oil a suitable ovenproof baking dish, sprinkle the bottom with homemade bread crumbs.
Place a layer of egg plant, cover with some meat sauce and feta cheese and repeat this until the pan is almost full. Finish with a layer of feta cheese.Top with bchamel sauce.Cover with tin foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 1 hour.
Remove moussaka from the oven and let it set at room temperature 45 minutes before serving.

Nutrition:

984 kcal

Carbs

55 g

Fat

57 g

Protein

63 g

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