Servings: 8
"Here is a great recipe for moussaka, a Greek dish. It includes sliced
eggplant baked in a ground beef sauce and then smothered in a thin
white sauce."
Ingredients:
3 eggplants, peeled and cut lengthwise
into 1/2 inch thick slices
salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound lean ground beef
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon fines herbs
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup red wine
1 egg, beaten
4 cups milk
1/2 cup butter
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
salt to taste
ground white pepper, to taste
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan
cheese
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions:
1. Lay the slices of eggplant on paper towels, sprinkle lightly with
salt, and set aside for 30 minutes to draw out the moisture. Then in a
skillet over high heat, heat the olive oil. Quickly fry the eggplant
until browned. Set aside on paper towels to drain.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the
ground beef, salt and pepper to taste, onions, and garlic. After the
beef is browned, sprinkle in the cinnamon, nutmeg, fines herbs and
parsley. Pour in the tomato sauce and wine, and mix well. Simmer for
20 minutes. Allow to cool, and then stir in beaten egg.
3. To make the bechamel sauce, begin by scalding the milk in a
saucepan. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Whisk
in flour until smooth. Lower heat; gradually pour in the hot milk,
whisking constantly until it thickens. Season with salt, and white
pepper.
4. Arrange a layer of eggplant in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
Cover eggplant with all of the meat mixture, and then sprinkle 1/2 cup
of Parmesan cheese over the meat. Cover with remaining eggplant, and
sprinkle another 1/2 cup of cheese on top. Pour the bechamel sauce
over the top, and sprinkle with the nutmeg. Sprinkle with the
remaining cheese.
5. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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