My luxury Moussaka.
Hey everyone, it's me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, my luxury moussaka. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have my luxury moussaka using 25 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make My luxury Moussaka:
- {Prepare 500 g of lamb mince.
- {Get 1 tin of chopped tomatoes.
- {Take 1 of onion (diced).
- {Take 2 of garlic cloves (minced).
- {Make ready 2 tbsp of tomato purée.
- {Make ready 1 of aubergine (sliced).
- {Prepare 1-2 of large potatoes (peeled and sliced).
- {Get 1 tsp of dried mint.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of oregano.
- {Make ready 1 tbsp of plain flour.
- {Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
- {Make ready 1 of cinnamon stick.
- {Prepare 200 ml of red wine.
- {Make ready 1 tbsp of fine sea salt.
- {Make ready of For the sauce.
- {Make ready 50 g of butter.
- {Get 50 g of plain flour.
- {Prepare 400 ml of milk.
- {Get 25 g of grated Parmesan.
- {Make ready 1/2 tsp of finely grated nutmeg.
- {Take 1 of egg (lightly beaten).
- {Get of To finish.
- {Get 1 of large fresh tomato.
- {Get of Paprika.
- {Get of Salt and black pepper.
Instructions to make My luxury Moussaka:
- In a heavy based pan add lamb, onion, garlic, mint, oregano, bay leaf and cinnamon on high heat for approx 10 mins till brown and softened..
- Mean while place aubergine in a colinder and salt well leave to stand for 10 mins, rinse off then pat dry with kitchen towel place on a flat baking tray along with potato slices and brush liberally with olive oil. Bake at 190 turning occasionally until a nice golden colour then set aside.
- To the lamb mixture add plain flour, tinned tomatoes, red wine, tomato purée and salt bring to the simmer for 30 minutes, season to taste with plenty of black pepper then set aside..
- In a pan melt butter, stir in flour to make a roux. Add milk bit by bit whilst whisking then bring to a simmer once sauce begins to thicken add nutmeg and Parmesan simmer for a further 2 mins then set aside to cool. Once cooled stir in beaten egg..
- Add a layer of mince mixture into a casserole dish then layer of potatoes, then more mince more potatoes, mince again then layer of aubergines. Add bechamel sauce all over top. Finish with a thin layer of fresh tomatoes a sprinkle of parmesan and a sprinkle of paprika. Bake in oven at 160 for fan or 190 for 45 minutes until golden and bubbly 😊 don’t forget to remove bay leaf and cinnamon stick!.
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