Greek Moussaka by Akis Petretzikis (simplified)
  1. preheat oven 350 F or 180 C, coat baking pan with olive oil

  2. slice 2 potato and dice 1 onion, mix them with some olive oil, salt, black pepper, and tyme in a bowl. Spread them in a thin layer at the bottom of the baking pan. Bake it for 20 minute.

  3. meanwhile, slice the eggplant, mix it with a little olive oil, salt, black pepper, and tyme in a bowl. Spread it evenly over the layer of potatoes. Bake it for another 20 minutes.

  4. meanwhile, repeat the last step but for the zucchini. Bake for another 20 minutes.

  5. for the meat sauce caramelize 1 diced onion in a pan with olive oil over high heat.

  6. add one glove of minced garlic.

  7. add ½ tsp ground cinnamon, and 1 pinch ground cloves, mix and saute.

  8. add 1 tbsp of tomato paste. Mix and saute.

  9. add 500 g ground beef into the pan. Fry while using a wooden spoon to break the chunks.

  10. season with salt and black pepper.

  11. add a can of tomatoes.

  12. keep on cooking until sauce lost most of its water.

  13. for the bechamel sauce melt 150 g of unsalted butter in the medium size sauce pan on medium heat.

  14. once the butter is mostly liquid, add 150 g of all-purpose flour. Mix until all the butter has been absorbed by the flour.

  15. gradually add milk in batches while keeping on stirring. Repeat until the sauce is thick but still liquid, and doesn't get any thicker anymore even when it is bubbling. Add more milk if the sauce is too thick.

  16. add a pinch of nutmeg.

  17. add 100 g of grated parmesan and mix.

  18. add 3 egg yolk and mix.

  19. add ⅓ of the bechamel sauce to the meat sauce and mix.

  20. add meat sauce over the vegetables and smooth out.

  21. add bechamel sauce over the meat sauce and smooth out.

  22. add grated parmesan on top.

  23. bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_GcsR7Q99s&t=181s

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🥘Casserole

Cuisine🇬🇷Greek

Occasions👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Gathering🎉Special Occasion

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h30m

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