How to Make Jamie Oliver Classic Moussakas

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, classic moussakas. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Classic Moussakas is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Classic Moussakas is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have classic moussakas using 26 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Classic Moussakas:

1. Make ready 6 large Eggplants (thinly sliced round pieces)
2. Make ready 2 large Potatoes (thinly sliced round pieces)
3. Prepare 800 grams minced Beef or Lamb
4. Make ready 2-3 medium Onions diced
5. Take 2 Garlic Cloves minced
6. Take 4 fresh graded Tomatoes
7. Get 100 grams White Wine
8. Prepare 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
9. Get 1 teaspoon fresh Parsley chopped
10. Get 1 teaspoon Oregano
11. Get 1 teaspoon Sugar
12. Make ready 2 – 3 tablespoons of cooking Butter
13. Prepare 1 cup shredded Cheese
14. Make ready 2 Eggs beaten
15. Prepare 1/2 cup Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
16. Make ready Salt
17. Prepare Pepper
18. Make ready 1 cup Water
19. Prepare Bechamel Sauce
20. Prepare 6 tablespoons flour
21. Get 4 tablespoons cooking butter
22. Make ready 4 coffee cups of Milk
23. Prepare Salt and Pepper
24. Get 2 beaten eggs
25. Take 1 handful shredded cheese
26. Take 8 Portions:

Steps to make Classic Moussakas:

1. In a large sauce pan, saute the onions, garlic in 3 tablespoons of butter. Add in the beef and stir until golden brown, then gradually add in the wine. Toss in the tomatoes, water, salt and pepper, parsley, oregano and sugar. Let this boil for about 1/2 hour. When the beef sauce is done take it off the stove and add in the beaten eggs, the breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Set it a side.
2. In a large frying pan add in the 1/2 cup Olive oil or Vegetable Oil, and fry the eggplant and potatoes until lightly brown. Take a deep buttered baking pan and start layering in the potatoes, (the potatoes actually cover the bottom of your pan), and then continue layering the eggplant slices on top. Add your beef sauce on top of the eggplants and spread throughout the pan.
3. In a large sauce pan, melt butter on low heat with a whisk and slowly add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time, gradually add the milk, whisk continuously. Add in all the other ingredients and stir until your Bechamel sauce has thicken. Pour on top of the meat sauce and spread.
4. Bake at 180 degrees for 1 hour and until Bechamel sauce is golden brown.
5. Kali Orexi!! :) Enjoy!!

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