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Moussaka

Name: Moussaka
Total time: 3 h 53 min
Yield: 4 servings (8 inch dish)
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 350 g waxy potatoes, such as Yukon Gold, peeled; 1 large eggplant, cut lengthwise into 1 cm slices; 3 tbsp olive oil, for brushing; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 450 g ground lamb; 400 g canned chopped tomatoes; 180 ml beef stock; 80 ml red wine; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; ½ tsp dried thyme; ½ tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; 60 g unsalted butter; 30 g all-purpose flour; 360 ml whole milk; 1 pinch grated nutmeg; 25 g Parmesan cheese, freshly grated; 1 large egg, beaten

Layers of cinnamon-scented lamb sauce, grilled eggplant, sliced potato and a thick cheesy custard béchamel are baked until golden. It is a project but it reheats beautifully.

Yield4 servings (8 inch dish)
Hands-on1 h 10 min
Total3 h 53 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Vegetables

350 gwaxy potatoes, such as Yukon Gold, peeled
1large eggplant, cut lengthwise into 1 cm slices
3 tbspolive oil, for brushing

Meat sauce

2 tbspolive oil
1onion, finely chopped
2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
450 gground lamb
400 gcanned chopped tomatoes
180 mlbeef stock
80 mlred wineoptional
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
½ tspdried thyme
½ tspdried oregano
½ tspground cinnamon
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper

Béchamel

60 gunsalted butter
30 gall-purpose flour
360 mlwhole milk
1 pinchgrated nutmeg
25 gParmesan cheese, freshly grated
1large egg, beaten

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Celery
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Olive
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Potato (white)
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Carrot
Oregano
Thyme
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Lamb and mutton
Gelatin
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy
Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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