AUTHENTIC GREEK MOUSSAKA
This recipe came from a neighbor of mine. When they heard of the world challange I was doing they offered me this recipe. A greek family ofcource. This is a favorite of theirs! Time Does not include Prep work.
Provided by BLUE ROSE
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Meat Sauce:.
- Melt butter in a 3 1/2 Quart Dutch oven, sauté onion, ground chuck or lamb and garlic, stirring until brown, 10 minutes.
- Add herbs, spices and tomato sauce and stirring until it starts to boiling.
- Reduce heat and simmer, uncover, 1/2 hour.
- Halve unpaired eggplants lengthwise. Slice 1/2-inch thick.
- Place in bottom of broiler and sprinkle lightly with salt.
- Brush lightly with melted butter.
- Broil 4-inches from heat, 4 minutes per side, or until golden.
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
- Make Cream Sauce.
- In medium saucepan, melt butter.
- Remove from heat and stir in flour, salt and pepper. Add milk gradually.
- Bring to boiling, stirring until thickened.
- Remove from heat.
- In small bowl beat eggs with wire whisk.
- Beat in some hot Cream Sauce mixture. Return mixture to saucepan and mix well. Set aside.
- To assemble casserole, in bottom of shallow, 2 quart baking dish (12x7x2 inches).
- Layer half of eggplants, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp of each of grated parmesan and cheddar cheese. Stir bread crumbs into meat sauce. Spoon evenly over eggplant in casserole, then sprinkle with 2 Tbsp of each of parmesan and cheddar cheese.
- Layer rest of eggplant spices, overlapping, as before. Pour Cream Sauce over all. Sprinkle top of remaining cheese.
- Back 35 to 40 Minutes or until golden brown and top is set.
- If desired, brown top of little more under broiler, 1 minute.
- Cool slightly to serve. Cut in Squares.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317, Fat 21.8, SaturatedFat 12.1, Cholesterol 116.9, Sodium 763.6, Carbohydrate 13.6, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 4.5, Protein 18.1
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