Recipe of Super Quick Homemade Moussaka for the lazy

Isabel Moore   04/10/2020 01:22

Moussaka for the lazy
Moussaka for the lazy

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, moussaka for the lazy. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Moussaka for the lazy is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Moussaka for the lazy is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

I've always been a fan of Moussaka - but no so much a fan of the many steps involved in creating an authentic one. Vegan moussaka is just as tasty as the traditional one, but much healthier. It makes a satisfying meal and goes superbly well with a glass of red wine.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook moussaka for the lazy using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Moussaka for the lazy:
  1. Make ready 5 potatoes
  2. Get 4 eggplants
  3. Take 500 g beef mince
  4. Make ready 1 large onion, finely chopped
  5. Take 1/2 cup white wine
  6. Prepare 1 can chopped tomatoes
  7. Prepare 300 g feta cheese
  8. Make ready Salt
  9. Make ready Pepper
  10. Get Olive oil
  11. Make ready For the bechamel
  12. Prepare 3 generous tbsp butter or margarine
  13. Get 8 tbsp flour
  14. Make ready 4 cups and 2 tbsp milk
  15. Get 2 egg yolks
  16. Take Salt, pepper, nutmeg

The epitome of Greek comfort food, moussaka is basically a hearty eggplant casserole with a juicy, flavor-packed meat sauce. Remove baking dish from the oven and mix in chopped parsley leaves. Pour over the meat mixture in the baking dish. Greek Moussaka recipe - A delicious taste of Greece.

Steps to make Moussaka for the lazy:
  1. Sauté the mince and the finely chopped onion in a medium sized pot with a bit of water, deglaze with the wine, add 3 tbsp oil, the tomato, salt and pepper and boil for about half an hour on low heat. When it is ready, crumble the feta cheese in the pot.
  2. Oil a medium sized deep baking tray. Layer the potatoes cut into slices (about 1 cm thick).
  3. Wash the eggplants, salt them, cut them into strips and layer them on the tray over the potatoes.
  4. Cover the tray with aluminum foil and place in a hot oven for about half an hour (or until the potatoes are tender).
  5. Take the tray off the oven and spread the mince mix on top.
  6. In the same pot (after rinsing it a bit, of course) prepare the bechamel. Melt the butter over low heat (take care that it doesn't brown!!!) and add the flour, whisking constantly.
  7. When the ingredients combine add the milk while cold, raise the heat and whisk until it thickens.
  8. Remove from heat, add the spices and the egg yolks dissolved in 2 tbsp milk and spread  in the baking tray, over the rest of the ingredients.
  9. Bake the moussaka until the bechamel is golden brown.

Greek moussaka (mousaka) is one of the most popular dishes in Greece, served in almost every tavern and prepared in every household on special occasions and big family meals and for good reason! If the top is browning too quickly, cover it with a piece of kitchen foil. Allow the moussaka to set for an hour or so before cutting or else the slices will come out messy. Store the leftovers in the fridge. Moussaka is possibly one of the best known Greek dishes, and for good cause - it is delicious!

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