Steps to Make Moussaka in 22 Minutes for Beginners

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, moussaka. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Here is a great recipe for moussaka, a Greek dish. It includes sliced eggplant baked in a ground beef sauce and then smothered in a thin white sauce. The wonderful Akis Petretzikis has a fantastic moussaka recipe using baked vegetables instead of fried to make it that little bit lighter.

Moussaka is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Moussaka is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have moussaka using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Moussaka:

1. Get 2 medium courgettes
2. Take 3 medium potatoes
3. Take 400 gr minced beef
4. Prepare 1 can tomatoes
5. Prepare 2 onions
6. Make ready olive oil
7. Take salt
8. Make ready ground black pepper
9. Prepare cayenne pepper
10. Prepare white pepper
11. Make ready dried oregano
12. Make ready 2 fresh minced garlics
13. Take 3 tbsp butter
14. Take 3 tbsp flour
15. Get 1 cup milk
16. Prepare 1 egg
17. Make ready 30-40 gr grated parmesan cheese

To prepare a traditional Greek Moussaka recipe, luscious layers of juicy beef mince (or lamb) are cooked in a tomato based sauce, layered with. This moussaka is mostly authentic with a couple of twists for added flavor. Many very traditional versions of moussaka use a layer of potatoes. Most modern versions do not which is a shame.

Steps to make Moussaka:

1. Slice the courgettes and place them on the bottom of a greased ceramic dish. I've added some salt and ground black pepper
2. Cook the sliced onions and beef till it gets almost ready. Add some salt, white pepper and ground black pepper. I've added 1 hot green pepper to get extra spicy
3. Add the tomato can, oregano, garlic, cayenne pepper
4. Place the mixture to the ceramic dish
5. Start preparing the cheese sauce by warming up the butter in a deeper pan. Add the flour. Remove from the heat and start adding the milk on small doses.
6. In a small bow beat the egg and add some of the hot sauce
7. Mix the 2 mixtures and stir well. Add some salt and ground black pepper
8. Plece the potatoes in the ceramic dish
9. Add the cheese sauce on top and bake in a preheated oven for 45min on 150 C
10. Bon appetit

Moussaka by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis! Are you ready to try one of the most amazingly delicious Authentic Greek Moussaka. It is usually followed when someone is allergic to nuts. An authentic, delicious recipe for Eggplant Moussaka- perfect for entertaining or serving at a special gathering. Moussaka is one of the best known Greek dishes - a baked casserole It is likely that moussaka has Middle-Eastern origins, and it was introduced when the Arabs brought the eggplant to Greece.

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