Bridget May's Moussaka
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
0.5 cup Butter, salted3.0 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) Butter, salted1.0 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated4.0 large Egg, fresh, whole, raw0.25 tsp Cinnamon, ground0.25 tsp Nutmeg, ground1.0 tsp Pepper, black1.0 tsp Pepper, white1.0 tsp Salt1.0 eggplant, peeled (yield from 1-1/4 lb) Eggplant, fresh3.0 clove Garlic0.5 medium (2-1/2" dia) Onions, raw2.0 tbsp Parsley1.0 cup Tomato Sauce9.0 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil2.5 cup Dairy, Milk - Whole - 1 cup8.0 tbsp (C) Vinegar, Red Wine (Gr Value)16.0 oz 80/20 ground beef chuck0.3 cup Flour - Gold medal all purpose flour0.5 tsp fine herbs1.5 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped) Heavy Whipping Cream
1. Peel eggplant. Slice lengthwise 1/4" thick. Sprinkle with salt. Set aside for 1/2 hour.
2. Add olive oil to frying pan. Brown eggplant on medium-high heat. Set aside.
3. Melt 1 pat butter in frying pan. Brown ground beef.
4. Add chopped onion and garlic to meat. Cook 3 min.
5. To meat mixture, add tomato sauce, red wine vinegar, and all other spices except white pepper. Simmer 20 minutes. Cool.
6. Once cooled, mix in 1 slightly beaten egg to meat mixture.
7. In a separate pot, scald milk. Set aside.
8. In a frying pan, melt 1/2 cup butter on medium-low.
9. Whisk in flour until smooth. Slowly whisk in scalded milk until thickened. Add salt and white pepper to taste. Set aside to cool. Once cooled, add 2 slightly beaten egg yolks and then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
10. In a greased 9x12" baking pan, layer 1/2 the eggplant, all of the meat mixture, then sprinkle 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, the rest of the eggplant, and another 1/2 cup parmesan cheese. Top with the white sauce, then sprinkle a dash of cinnamon, nutmeg, and parmesan cheese on top.
11. Bake @ 350 for one hour.
Serving Size: One cup
Number of Servings: 12.0
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRIDGETMAYS.
Number of Servings: 12.0
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRIDGETMAYS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 484.0
- Total Fat: 43.1 g
- Cholesterol: 163.3 mg
- Sodium: 604.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 15.7 g