Moussaka Recipe Potato Biography
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3 large (900g) sebago potatoes, peeled
2 (750g) eggplant, cut into 1cm-thick rounds
1/4 cup olive oil
1 large red onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 medium red capsicum, diced
2 small carrots, peeled, diced
500g lean beef mince
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tomatoes, diced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
75g butter
1/4 cup plain flour
3 cups milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
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Step 1
Cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 20 minutes or until just tender. Drain.
Step 2
Meanwhile, preheat grill on high. Brush both sides of eggplant with 2 tablespoons of oil. Place on baking trays. Grill, in batches, for 2 to 3 minutes each side or until golden. Remove to a plate. Allow to cool.
Step 3
Heat remaining oil in a large, heavybased saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, capsicum and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up mince, for 10 minutes or until mince is brown. Add cinnamon, tomatoes and 1 cup of cold water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in oregano.
Step 4
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until foaming. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbling. Remove from heat. Slowly add milk, whisking constantly, until mixture is smooth. Return to heat. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 10 to 12 minutes or until sauce thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool. Whisk egg into sauce until combined.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 180°C. Cut potatoes into 1cm-thick rounds. Place half the eggplant, in a single layer, over the base of a 9 cup-capacity baking dish. Top with half the mince mixture and all the potatoes. Spread remaining mince over potatoes. Top with remaining eggplant. Spread sauce over eggplant. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden and heated through. Serve.
Energy
2424kJ Fat saturated
14.00g
Fat Total
31.00g Carbohydrate sugars
18.00g
Carbohydrate Total
40.00g Dietary Fibre
9.00g
Protein
31.00g Cholesterol
133.00mg
Sodium
230.38mg
All nutrition values are per serve.
Serves 4, generously
4 tbsp olive oil
3 medium or 2 large aubergines, sliced
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1.5 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp dried oregano
500g minced lamb
2 tbsp tomato purée, mixed with 150ml water
150ml red wine
Small bunch of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
For the bechamel:
500ml milk
60g butter
60g plain flour
50g kefalotyri or pecorino cheese, grated
2 eggs, beaten
Nutmeg, to grate
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Cut the aubergines lengthways into 0.5cm slices, and put them on to oiled baking sheets. Brush with olive oil and season. Bake for about 25 minutes until soft, golden and floppy.
2. Meanwhile, put 2 tbsp olive oil into a large frying pan over a medium high heat and cook the onion until soft. Add the garlic, cinnamon and oregano and cook for a further couple of minutes, then stir in the lamb. Turn up the heat slightly, and brown the lamb well, cooking until the mixture is quite dry. Stir in the tomato and wine, bring to a simmer, then turn the heat down low and cook for 30–40 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Season and stir in the parsley.
3. Meanwhile, make the bechamel. Bring the milk to just below boiling point, and melt the butter in another saucepan. Stir the flour into the butter and cook for a couple of minutes, then gradually whisk in the hot milk. Cook until you have a thick sauce, then stir in the cheese until melted. Take off the heat and allow to cool slightly, then beat in the eggs, salt to taste and slightly more nutmeg than you might think wise (it's a strong flavour, but you need a heft of it in this dish I think - half a teaspoon at least).
4. Arrange a third of the aubergines in the base of an oven dish, and top with half the meat. Repeat these layers, then finish off with a layer of aubergine, and top with the sauce. Bake for about 45 minutes until well browned, and then leave to cool for half an hour before serving.
What kind of moussaka floats your pedalo – does the Greek version have the monopoly here for good reason? Where do you stand on the question of beef v lamb ... or do you prefer vegetables? And which other dishes have you brought back from your hols?
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