Moussaka with eggplant and potatoes in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make moussaka with eggplant and potatoes in the oven in Greek style? Prepare your food. Any minced meat is suitable - beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, as well as mixed types. Take one large or two small eggplants. Thyme, rosemary, and oregano are good spices. Wash and dry the vegetables first.

2. STEP 2

   

   First of all, let the potatoes boil. Pour cold water over the unpeeled root vegetables and place over medium heat. After boiling, reduce the heat and salt the water. Boil potatoes for 20 minutes. It shouldn't get overcooked, keep an eye on it. You may not even need to cook it a little, as the dish will still be baking in the oven. Cool the boiled potatoes.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut off the tail of the eggplant and peel off the skin with a vegetable peeler - it removes the thinnest layer. Cut the peeled fruit into 5mm thick slices.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the eggplant slices on a wire rack (an oven rack works well). Salt them and leave for 10 minutes - during this time the salt will draw the juice out of the eggplants along with the bitterness. Blot any excess juice with a paper towel.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cut the onion into small cubes, chop the garlic.

6. STEP 6

   

   Heat a frying pan over medium heat, pour vegetable oil into it for frying. Fry the eggplant slices in it until golden brown, a few minutes on each side. Before a new batch, pour oil into the pan - eggplants absorb a lot of it when frying.

7. STEP 7

   

   After the eggplants, pour a little more oil into the pan and fry the onion and garlic in it until soft, a couple of minutes. Add minced meat to onion. Fry it, stirring, for about 10 minutes, until the color changes from pink to gray. Salt, pepper and add spices to the meat.

8. STEP 8

   

   Prepare the ingredients for the sauce. Milk of any fat content is suitable, take natural and high-quality butter.

9. STEP 9

   

   Take a saucepan with a thick bottom. Melt butter in it, pour flour into it. Fry it, stirring vigorously, for about a minute, until golden brown.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour milk into the saucepan in a thin stream. Stir the mixture with a whisk until the lumps disappear completely.

11. STEP 11

    

    Cook the sauce, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Salt and pepper it. After boiling, turn off the heat. Cool the mixture a little and add sour cream to it. Stir. Beat the egg into the sauce and stir until completely smooth. Add a pinch of nutmeg.

12. STEP 12

    

    Peel the cooled potatoes and cut into 5mm thick slices.

13. STEP 13

    

    Also cut the tomatoes into slices.

14. STEP 14

    

    Take a suitable baking dish and grease it with a small amount of vegetable oil. Place half of the potato slices on the bottom in a single layer. Place minced meat on it.

15. STEP 15

    

    Cover the layer of minced meat with the remaining potatoes.

16. STEP 16

    

    Place the next layer of fried eggplant slices.

17. STEP 17

    

    And on it - slices of tomatoes.

18. STEP 18

    

    Pour the sauce over the moussaka and tap the pan on the table to distribute it between the ingredients.

19. STEP 19

    

    Bake the moussaka in the oven, preheated to 200°C, for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown.

20. STEP 20

    

    Greek moussaka with minced meat is ready. Serve it hot. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Moderator Ksenia

19.11.2023

4.9

Moussaka with eggplant and potatoes in the oven is an incredibly tasty, juicy and satisfying dish. The eggplant adds a pleasant slight piquancy to the overall taste. The sauce turned out very tender and tasty. After baking, it acquired a very beautiful ruddy color. I used minced pork, made with my own hands. Instead of sour cream, I added mayonnaise to the sauce. I took the egg category C2. My daughter doesn’t like tomato pieces in ready-made food, so she didn’t add them. I baked the moussaka for 50 minutes.katushafin, thank you very much for the recipe! It turned out very tasty!

ElenaPEV

19.11.2023

4.8

Very tasty moussaka with eggplants and potatoes in the oven, the whole family was buzzing, thanks for the recipe!

svetika

19.11.2023

4.8

Thanks for the idea, I was thinking about what to cook for dinner. What I want to say is that the recipe works. Greek moussaka with eggplant and potatoes is very filling and tasty. True, I approached the recipe creatively. I didn’t have a tomato - I took tomato sauce. Minced pork and beef, and grated potatoes on a coarse grater. I also added grated cheese and mushrooms. It took a little less time in the oven than the author. But everyone's oven is different.