Alexa
- Mousakas
- Description
Silky ground beef stew layered between roasted eggplant and fried potatoes. All that heaven topped with a velvety bechamel! Greece's most famous dish!
Τime
Preparation time: 40'
Cooking Time: 40'
Total Time: 80'
Main ingredients
Cooking Method
Oven
Yields
10 Servings
Eggplant
| eggplant,peeled in stripes | 9 |
| greek extra virgin olive oil | to drizzle |
| salt and pepper | to taste |
Ground Beef Stew
| greek extra virgin olive oil | ¼ - ½ cup |
| spanish onion,small dice | 1 |
| water | ¼ cup |
| ground beef | 2 pounds (1 kg) |
| tomato paste | 3 tablespoons |
| red wine | ½ cup |
| tomato dice or puree | 12 fluid ounces |
| bayleaf | 1 |
| powdered cinnamon | to taste |
| nutmeg | to taste |
Fried potatoes
| Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut | 6 |
| canola oil | 2-3 cups |
Béchamel
| whole milk,warm | 1½ quarts (1 ½ liters) |
| greek extra virgin olive oil | 1 cup |
| flour,shifted | 1 cup |
| eggs,beaten | 2 |
| nutmeg | to taste |
| salt and pepper | to taste |
How to cook
- Preheat the oven at 350 F or 180 C
- Lay eggplant on a sheet tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with s & p
- Roast until golden brown, repeat the process. Reserve for assembly
- For the ground beef stew, sauté in a rondo the onions in olive oil
- Shock with the water, and allow to evaporate
- Add the ground beef and work out any lumps
- Add the tomato paste and work until thoroughly combined
- Add wine and deglaze, reduce by half
- Add the tomato puree and then a bayleaf, a cinnamon stick, nutmeg, s&p
- Cook for 20 min until the ground beef is soft and the tomato sauce sweet. TASTE season if necessary, reserve for assembly
- For the fried potatoes, heat the oil in frying pan.
- In the meantime rinse already cut potatoes well and then pat them dry to remove excess water
- Fry until golden brown or done when poked with a knife
- Place on paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Reserve for assembly
- For the béchamel in one pot warm the milk
- In another pot add the oil, when hot add the flour by whisking together until a pale blond color, and toasty scent perfumes
- Add to the milk the Roux slowly
- Let it come to a boil and let it simmer until flour taste is not apparent and consistency is slightly thick.
- Take off the fire and add the eggs, the cheese & season. Reserve for assembly
- Assemble all the prepared ingredients as on video and bake at 350 F or 180 C for 40-50 min or until golden brown. Let it cool thoroughly and portion (2x5).
