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Greek Moussaka

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Classic greek moussaka has absolute amazing flavors, the combination of bechamel sauce, minced meat and eggplant is to die for. Want a bite?

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Greek moussaka
Veronique van Ohmydish

Made by Véronique

Published at 2015-06-27, this recipe is for 4 people and takes 1 hours 25 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (established 2014). Would happily spend her entire day in the kitchen. Previously worked in the hospitality industry as an independent chef and is ready and willing to help you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, helpful tips, and cooking knowledge, you will be making the very tastiest dishes yourself in no time! Véronique's recipes are intended for everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 22-03-2021

1 hours 25 minutes 4 people Main course
Greek moussaka

Ingredients

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  • 2 eggplants
  • 4 medium-sized waxy potatoes
  • 500 gram minced meat
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 medium-sized onions
  • 50 gram butter
  • 60 gram all-purpose flour
  • 750 ml whole milk
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 can tomatoes
  • pepper and salt to taste
  • 250 gram grated cheese
  • optional: handful fresh parsley for garnish
Greek moussaka ingredients
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Kitchen equipment

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  • Cutting board & chef's knife
  • Optional: Mandoline
  • Medium-sized pan
  • Small saucepan
  • Large skillet
  • Colander
  • An oven
  • Oven dish


Greek Moussaka

1 hours 25 minutes 4 people Main course

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Preparing the moussaka -- 30 minutes

You can use a mandoline, but you can also cut the potatoes and eggplant into thin slices using a chef's knife. Place the eggplant slices in a colander en add fine salt to it, this will get all the most out of it to get more flavour from the eggplant.

Don't forget to set the potato slices into cold water to prevent discolouration. Meanwhile, create a bechamel sauce, in our how-to, you can read in details how it's made. Click here for the detailed post. You can read the short version below.

Cut one peeled onion in half and use the cloves to pinch the bay leave to the onion. This way you can easily remove the onion, bay leave and cloves from the milk later on.

Heat milk with the onion in the small saucepan on low heat. In the medium-sized pan melt the butter, when the butter has melted add the flour all at once. Stir and let it cook for a few minutes, then let it cool off completely.

Add the hot milk (don't forget to remove the onion first) to the cooled butter and flour mixture (that's called a roux) and keep on stirring with a whisk. Let it cook on low heat until you've reached the desired thickness and season with pepper and salt.

Finely cut the rest of the onions (2,5 onion) and garlic cloves and set aside.  

Greek moussaka
Greek moussaka

Finishing the moussaka -- 55 minutes

Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees celsius or 375 degrees fahrenheit. Heat olive oil in the large skillet and add the chopped onion. Add the minced meat and cook until golden brown, which will take about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chopped garlic, ground cinnamon and cayenne pepper.

Cook for another minute and then add the canned tomatoes. Let simmer on low heat until most of the moist has evaporated. Season the sauce with pepper and salt. Pat the eggplant dry using paper kitchen towels and drain the potato slices.

Now create layers in the oven dish. Start with a layer of eggplant slices, minced meat mixture, potato slices, bechamel sauce and some grated cheese. Repeat and finish with a layer of bechamel sauce topped with lots of grated cheese to create a crispy top.

Bake the greek moussaka in the oven for about 45 minutes until the eggplant and potato are tender and the cheese has a beautiful golden brown colour. Garnish with some chopped parsley if desired. Enjoy your meal!


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