Moussaka Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 60
- Servings: 4
- Preparation Time: 45
- 250g eggplant, thinly sliced
- 250g courgettes, thinly sliced
- 250g potatoes, thinly sliced
- MORNAY SAUCE
- 125g flour
- 125g butter
- 1 ltr milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 125g Edam cheese, grated
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- salt and black pepper to taste
- MEAT SAUCE
- 500g beef, minced
- 50ml corn oil
- 100g onion, chopped
- 100g tomato paste
- 50ml white wine
- 1 tbsp garlic, crushed
- 1 ltr water
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tbsp parsley,chopped
- salt and black pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to moderate.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry eggplant, courgette and potato slices until golden brown.
- Drain well on absorbent paper.
- In a rectangular dish, arrange a layer each of potatoes, eggplant and courgettes in this order.
- Sprinkle with seasoning.
- Spread with meat sauce.
- Repeat layers and seasoning finishing with the mornay sauce and grated cheese.
- Bake in moderate oven for 40 minutes.
- Mornay Sauce
- Heat butter in a saucepan.
- Add flour and cook to a sandy texture to make a roux, and gradually add milk, stirring well.
- Simmer on low heat until sauce reaches a boil and thickens.
- Beat egg yolks and add to sauce gradually while stirring.
- Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat Sauce
- Heat oil in a pan and fry onions and garlic until soft.
- Add mince and cook until browned evenly.
- Add tomato paste, wine, water, parsley, oregano and bay leaf.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until sauce thickens and liquid is reduced.