Moussaka - Greek-Ethiopian-Caribbean Recipe

Moussaka

🌍 Greek-Ethiopian-Caribbean, Greece Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 2 eggplants (sliced)
• 600g ground lamb or beef
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 400g canned tomatoes
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp allspice
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 500ml béchamel (50g butter, 50g flour, 500ml milk, nutmeg)
• 50g kefalotyri or parmesan
• oil

Method

1. Salting — Salt eggplant slices 20 min. Rinse, fry or roast in oil until golden.
2. Browning — Brown meat with onion, garlic, spices, tomatoes. Simmer 20 min.
3. Layering — Layer: eggplant, meat sauce, eggplant. Top with béchamel + cheese. Bake 180°C (350°F) 45 min.

Tags: eggplants, ground lamb or beef, onion, garlic cloves, canned tomatoes · Source: Brittani's Almanac