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.
2 hours 55 min.
Easy
18 people
13 IngredientsLast modified on: August 1st 2011
For 18 people, you will need:
- 1
9 egg-plants or aubergine - 2
12 tomatoes - 3
3 onions - 4
1 litre 500 ml minced beef - 5
1050 ml bechamel sauce - 6
12 tablespoons olive oil - 7
3 bouquets garni - 8
6 cloves garlic - 9
600 mls feta - 10 12 tablespoons olive oil
- 11
salt - 12
pepper - 13
300 mls grated cheese
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 30 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 25 min.
All in all: 2 hours 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Wash 9 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.
Salt them and put in a strainer for about one hour, until some of the juice runs out.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Heat 12 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 12 tablespoons olive oil. When hot, add the chopped onion and cook for one minute.
Add 1 litre 500 ml minced beef.
Add 1 litre 500 ml minced beef.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Cook meat until it browned, then salt, pepper, and add 3 bouquets garni and 6 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 - 20 min.
Prepare bechamel sauce. When ready add 600 mls 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.
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.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 470 RDI=180 % | 240 RDI=20 % | 860 RDI=130 % | 10,590 RDI=530 % | 44,350 RDI: 530 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 3 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 160 RDI=8 % | 680 RDI: 8 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 50 RDI=7 % | 590 RDI=30 % | 2,460 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 38.15 €
- Per person : 2.15 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Minced beef
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Bechamel sauce
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