Moussaka
Cinnamon spiced lamb, grilled aubergine, a rich, cheesy bechamel sauce and fresh mint all layered into a beautiful dish and baked to golden perfection. Serve hot straight out of oven to your family dinner table. Enjoy!
Equipment
- We used a Le Creuset stoneware dish to bake our Moussaka
Ingredients
For the lamb
- 500 g lean lamb mince
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 400 g can Chantal Organics diced tomatoes in juice
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ cup beef stock
- ½ cup red Wine
- 2 tbsp Superb Herb fresh parsley roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp Superb Herb fresh mint + some extra for topping chopped
- ¼ tsp cinnamon + some extra for the top
For the cheese sauce
- 75 g butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ cup cheddar cheese grated
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 2 medium-sized aubergines ends trimmed
- Olivado Extra virgin olive oil to brush aubergine slices
- Extra cheddar cheese for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease a large lasagne dish.
- Slice the aubergine into 5mm rounds and brush both sides with olive oil. Grill or pan-fry the slices for 3-4 minutes on until soft and browned. Set aside.
- Heat a dash of olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add lamb mince, breaking up the mince with a spatula as it browns. When the mince is brown, add tomatoes, tomato paste, beef stock, red wine, parsley, mint and cinnamon. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- While the meat sauce is cooking, make the classic cheese or Mornay sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the milk and cook over a low heat until the mixture boils and thickens. Cool for 5 minutes before stirring in the grated cheese and egg.
- To assemble the moussaka, layer the mince, aubergine slices and cheese sauce.Scatter over the cheddar cheese,some extra cinnamon and mint on top.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and bubbling hot. Serve hot, with a simple green salad.
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