Moussaka for the lazy. 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. My initial thought was to simply swap butter for some local olive oil and dairy milk for homemade almond milk and it did yield a very tasty result.
The aubergines are split in half from the stem, and then. An authentic, delicious recipe for Eggplant Moussaka- perfect for entertaining or serving at a special gathering. Muzyka Audionautix: Lazy Day - na licencji Creative Commons Attribution (https Moussaka --moja wersja :: Skutecznie. You can cook Moussaka for the lazy using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Moussaka for the lazy
- It's 5 of potatoes.
- It's 4 of eggplants.
- You need 500 g of beef mince.
- You need 1 of large onion, finely chopped.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of white wine.
- It's 1 can of chopped tomatoes.
- Prepare 300 g of feta cheese.
- Prepare of Salt.
- You need of Pepper.
- Prepare of Olive oil.
- It's of For the bechamel.
- You need 3 of generous tbsp butter or margarine.
- It's 8 tbsp of flour.
- You need 4 cups of and 2 tbsp milk.
- Prepare 2 of egg yolks.
- Prepare of Salt, pepper, nutmeg.
For us, this easy moussaka is one of those recipes (along with this one pan baked chicken and chorizo). I've made it more times than I can count, 'just for us' and also for guests. I found the recipe a few years ago in an article called How to Cook Perfect Moussaka in the Guardian newspaper. So when I was served an excellent lentil moussaka at a wedding a couple of years back, it was a game changer.
Moussaka for the lazy step by step
- 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..
- Oil a medium sized deep baking tray. Layer the potatoes cut into slices (about 1 cm thick)..
- Wash the eggplants, salt them, cut them into strips and layer them on the tray over the potatoes..
- Cover the tray with aluminum foil and place in a hot oven for about half an hour (or until the potatoes are tender)..
- Take the tray off the oven and spread the mince mix on top..
- 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..
- When the ingredients combine add the milk while cold, raise the heat and whisk until it thickens..
- 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..
- Bake the moussaka until the bechamel is golden brown..
You know what, fuck the European Union! I don't think the Greeks are lazy at all. Previously: Chicken Mushroom Casserole for the Lazy Snob and Breakfast Hotdish, Minnesota Style. A recipe for Moussaka - the Greek dish featuring layers of potatoes, eggplant, spiced beef and bechamel sauce. I have a very special place in my heart for moussaka.