Moussaka
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This dish is prepared a thousand ways. This casserole of eggplant, minced lamb or beef, with cheese sauce, very popular in the middle East. Offered for Your consideration is my version: roasted eggplant, layered with minced beef and lamb with white wine, spices, mint, parsley, tomato paste... in a light cloud of cream cheese...
Ingredients for Moussaka
- Eggplant - 4 PCs
- Salt
- Sunflower oil
- Flour - 1/3 Stak.
- Milk - 2 stack.
- Chicken egg - 2 PCs
- Cheese - 2/3 of the stack.
- Minced meat - 500 g
- Onion - 1 piece
- Dry white wine - 2 tbsp
- Tomato paste - 425 g
- Parsley - 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp.
- Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
- Butter
Step by step instruction of cooking Moussaka
Шаг 1
Eggplant wash, cut into slices 1cm thick, fine salt, put for 1 hour in a colander.
after an hour squeeze out the excess moisture with a paper towel or lightly squeeze a hand
Шаг 2
prepare the meat sauce:
heat oil in a pan, put the finely chopped onion and the minced meat and fry, stirring, over high heat 10 minutes, until the mixture is brown and the liquid should evaporate
Шаг 3
Pour in the wine, tomato paste, add the herbs, pepper, cinnamon and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes (stirring occasionally). Then you need to remove the cover and cook another 10 minutes
Шаг 4
prepare cheese sauce:
in a small saucepan, melt the butter, add the flour and sauté on low heat 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour a thin stream of milk, stir until smooth and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the mixture thickens. After boiling, cook another minute, then remove from heat
Шаг 5
Eggs, lightly beat. Add cheese and eggs to flour mixture, mix well
Шаг 6
Fry the aubergines on both sides until ready, until Golden brown. Dry on paper towels or napkins
Шаг 7
Divide the eggplant into three parts, and mince two.
In a small rectangular shape to put a layer of eggplant
Шаг 8
Then a layer of meat
Шаг 9
Again eggplant, meat, eggplant, then pour all the cheese sauce and smooth the surface
Шаг 10
Bake in a preheated 180C oven for 45 minutes, until Golden brown on the casserole
Шаг 11
The finished dish has 5-10 minutes to infuse...
and you can eat
Шаг 12
Bon appetit!