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Moussaka (Greece)

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Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Egg plants
  • 3 Zucchini
  • 3 Yellow Potatoes
  • 1/4 C Romano Cheese Shredded
  • Olive Oil For Frying
Meat Sauce
  • 1.5 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 Yellow Onion Diced
  • 4-6 Garlic Cloves Minced
  • 1/2 tsp All Spice
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 3 tbsp Fresh or dried Parsley Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 1/2 C Red Wine
  • 4 Roma Tomatos or can of crushed tomatoes
  • 1 C Water
  • 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • salt and pepper
Bechamel Sauce
  • 5 Tbsp Butter
  • 5 Tbsp Flour
  • 4 C Milk
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp White Pepper
  • Salt
  • 3 Egg Yolks

Method
 

Fry the Veggies
  1. Slice the veggies into 1 inch thick slices. In a skillet with some olive oil, fry all the veggies on both sides. You can also air fry them. Spray with some oil and air fry on 400 for 12 minutes on each side. Set fried veggies to the side.
Make the Meat sauce
  1. In a lightly oiled skillet, sauce the diced onion and minced garlic for a couple minutes then add the ground beef. Cook until browned then add in the chopped parsley, Oregano, all spice, tomato paste and cook for a few minutes. Add the wine to deglaze the pan and add in the crushed tomatos, water, chicken bouillon, Bay leaves, cinnamon stick, sugar, salt and papper. Simmer for 20-30 minutes until the liquid has evaporated.
Make the Bechamel sauce
  1. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter then add the flour and whisk for 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk and whisk until thickened. whisk in the nutmeg, salt and white pepper. Then start to whisk in the shredded cheese and stir until melted and creamy. Pull it off the heat and whisk in the egg yolks.
  2. Add a ladle of the bechamel sauce to the meat sauce once it has reduced down.
Layer
  1. Add a little bit of the meat sauce to the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Layer the potatoes, season with salt and pepper and a sprinkle of cheese. repeat with the eggplant then the zucchini. Pour and even out the meat sauce then the Bechamel sauce on top. Bake at 350f for 45 minutes and broil for 5 minutes to get the top crispy.
  2. Allow to cool and set for at least 10 minutes, but preferably 20-30 minutes for everything to set. Enjoy!