Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, moussaka for the lazy. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Moussaka is quite a production but this one is less so with most of the work being done on the stovetop (although some roasting replaces frying to make it even easier). It's a fabulous dish and perfect for the night in which you seek comfort via food. Moussaka is a scrumptious signature Greek dish that brings the flavours and traditions of the Mediterranean to your plate.
Moussaka for the lazy is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Moussaka for the lazy is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have moussaka for the lazy using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Moussaka for the lazy:
- Make ready 5 potatoes
- Take 4 eggplants
- Make ready 500 g beef mince
- Make ready 1 large onion, finely chopped
- Make ready 1/2 cup white wine
- Make ready 1 can chopped tomatoes
- Prepare 300 g feta cheese
- Take Salt
- Prepare Pepper
- Take Olive oil
- Prepare For the bechamel
- Take 3 generous tbsp butter or margarine
- Take 8 tbsp flour
- Prepare 4 cups and 2 tbsp milk
- Take 2 egg yolks
- Prepare Salt, pepper, nutmeg
You also have a delicious spiced meat layer and a creamy bechamel sauce. For us, this easy moussaka is one of those recipes (along with this one pan baked chicken and chorizo). I've made it more times than I can count, 'just for us' and also for guests. I found the recipe a few years ago in an article called How to Cook Perfect Moussaka in the Guardian newspaper.
Steps to make Moussaka for the lazy:
- Sauté the mince and the finely chopped onion in a medium sized pot with a bit of water, deglaze with the wine, add 3 tbsp oil, the tomato, salt and pepper and boil for about half an hour on low heat. When it is ready, crumble the feta cheese in the pot.
- Oil a medium sized deep baking tray. Layer the potatoes cut into slices (about 1 cm thick).
- Wash the eggplants, salt them, cut them into strips and layer them on the tray over the potatoes.
- Cover the tray with aluminum foil and place in a hot oven for about half an hour (or until the potatoes are tender).
- Take the tray off the oven and spread the mince mix on top.
- In the same pot (after rinsing it a bit, of course) prepare the bechamel. Melt the butter over low heat (take care that it doesn't brown!!!) and add the flour, whisking constantly.
- When the ingredients combine add the milk while cold, raise the heat and whisk until it thickens.
- Remove from heat, add the spices and the egg yolks dissolved in 2 tbsp milk and spread in the baking tray, over the rest of the ingredients.
- Bake the moussaka until the bechamel is golden brown.
Ingredients For My Greek Aubergine Moussaka Recipe - These are the ingredients needed to make this easy lamb Moussaka recipe with aubergines. Serve the moussaka with a chunky tomato, cucumber, parsley and mint salad and crusty bread. This dish can be prepared in advance until the point before it goes in the oven. Moussaka - Classic Greek recipe for home. For now, I've chosen the easiest we can start with.
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