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Moussaka

Here is my personal version of this famous recipe from the eastern Mediterranean. It's a kind of gratin, made with layers of aubergines, cooked meat with tomatos and bechamel sauce with cheese.

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Last modified on: August 1^st 2011

For 6 people, you will need:

1 3 egg-plants or aubergine
2 4 tomatoes
3 1 onion
4 500 g minced beef
5 350 ml Bechamel sauce
6 4 tablespoons olive oil
7 1 Bouquet garni
8 2 cloves garlic
9 200 g feta
10 4 tablespoons olive oil
11 salt
12 pepper
13 100 g grated cheese
Total weight: 2,525 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 28 min.	1 hour 25 min.	2 hours 53 min.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Wash 3 egg-plants or aubergine and cut into thin slices.

Salt them and put in a strainer for about one hour, until some of the juice runs out.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Meanwhile, peel 4 tomatoes, remove seeds and cut into pieces.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Peel and chop 1 onion.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan. When hot put in the aubergine slices.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Cook for 4 or 5 minutes while stirring, then transfer onto absorbant paper.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

In the same pan heat 4 tablespoons olive oil. When hot, add the chopped onion and cook for one minute.

Add 500 g minced beef.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

Cook meat until it browned, then salt, pepper, and add 1 Bouquet garni and 2 cloves garlic en chemise.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Add tomatoes.

Stage 9 - 30 min.

Mix well, cover, and cook on low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

After this time, uncover, discard bouquet garni and garlic.

Stage 11 - 18 min.

Prepare bechamel sauce. When ready add 200 g feta in small pieces.

Stage 12 - 3 min.

Preheat oven to 392°F (200°C).

Butter a gratin dish, and arrange half the aubergine slices in a layer in the bottoom.

Stage 13 - 3 min.

Cover with half the meat.

Stage 14 - 3 min.

Cover with half the bechamel.

Stage 15 - 10 min.

Repeat these 3 layers, and finish by sprinkling with some cheese.

Stage 16 - 30 min.

Cook in the oven until top is golden brown (about 30 minutes).

Remarks

As with all gratin style dishes, moussaka can be made in advance, even frozen to be reheated when required.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,227 Kcal or 17,698 Kj	175 gr	134 gr	333 gr
211 %	67 %	13 %	50 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
167 Kcal or 699 Kj	7 gr	5 gr	13 gr
8 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
704 Kcal or 2,948 Kj	29 gr	22 gr	55 gr
35 %	11 %	2 %	8 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 13.30 €
Per person : 2.22 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gisèle's Pasties, Meatballs, Algerian brik rolls, Italian style gratin, Express chilli con carne, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham "friand" pie, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Italian style gratin, Harvest Gratin, ... All
	Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable rosette tart, Feta in olive oil with herbs, Spinach brik parcels, Tomato and courgette tart, Cretan salad, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gougères, Thin endive tart, Endives , Cheese Soufflé, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, ... All

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Wow! I never realized the simplicity in preparing Moussaka. There is hope for me. Thank you so much for sharing jh. I am filing it for future use.
Posted by Louise october 22^th 2008 at 14:30 (n° 1)

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