Moussaka #5 Recipe
Yield: 8 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
MEAT SAUCE
2 tbsp: Butter or margarine,
1 cup: Onion, chopped
1 1/2 lbs: Ground chuck or lamb,
1 Clove: garlic, minced
1 tsp: Oregano,
1 tsp: Basil or more,
3/4 tsp: Cinnamon,
1 tsp: Salt,
1/8 tsp: Pepper, to taste
16 ounce: Tomato sauce,
2 tbsp: Dry bread crumbs,
EGGPLANT
2: Eggplants, unpeeled
1/2 cup: Melted butter or margerine,
1/8 tsp: Salt & pepper,
CREAM SAUCE
2 tbsp: Butter or margerine,
2 tbsp: Flour,
Directions:
MEAT SAUCE Melt butter, saute onion, meat & garlic, stirring until
brown. Add herbs & spices and tomato sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat, simmer, uncovered, about 30 min. Just before assembling
casserole, mix bread crumbs into sauce. EGGPLANT - Halve eggplants
lengthwise. Cut each half across into 1/2" slices. Place slices in
bottom of broiler pan. Sprinkle with salt & pepper and brush with
butter. Broil 4 inches from heat four minute on each side. CREAM
SAUCE -Melt butter & stir in flour, salt & pepper. Add millk
gradually. Bring to a boil, stirring until thick. Remove from heat.
Beat a small amount of cream mixture into eggs. Blend egg mixture
into remaining sauce. Mix well and set aside. TO ASSEMBLE ~ In a 2
qt. shallow baking dish, layer half of the eggplant, overlapping
slightly. Sprinkle w/2 tb of the combined cheeses. Pour meat sauce of
eggplant. Sprinkle w/2 more tb of cheese. Layer remaining eggplant
over top. Pour cream sauce over all. Sprinkle w/remaining cheeses.
Bake @350 until brown and top is set, approx. 35-40 min. This sounds
more complicated than it is, and makes a great party dish, as it is
very "forgiving" - eggplant haters wont even know what theyre
eating!
Source from luhu.jp
brown. Add herbs & spices and tomato sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat, simmer, uncovered, about 30 min. Just before assembling
casserole, mix bread crumbs into sauce. EGGPLANT - Halve eggplants
lengthwise. Cut each half across into 1/2" slices. Place slices in
bottom of broiler pan. Sprinkle with salt & pepper and brush with
butter. Broil 4 inches from heat four minute on each side. CREAM
SAUCE -Melt butter & stir in flour, salt & pepper. Add millk
gradually. Bring to a boil, stirring until thick. Remove from heat.
Beat a small amount of cream mixture into eggs. Blend egg mixture
into remaining sauce. Mix well and set aside. TO ASSEMBLE ~ In a 2
qt. shallow baking dish, layer half of the eggplant, overlapping
slightly. Sprinkle w/2 tb of the combined cheeses. Pour meat sauce of
eggplant. Sprinkle w/2 more tb of cheese. Layer remaining eggplant
over top. Pour cream sauce over all. Sprinkle w/remaining cheeses.
Bake @350 until brown and top is set, approx. 35-40 min. This sounds
more complicated than it is, and makes a great party dish, as it is
very "forgiving" - eggplant haters wont even know what theyre
eating!
Source from luhu.jp