Moussaka Lasagne
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
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Fill
- 1 red pepper, roasted
- 1 medium eggplant, par-roasted
- 1 medium potato, par-boiled
- 1⁄2 carrot, finely diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 450 g lean organic ground lamb or 450 g beef mince
- 3 diced fresh tomatoes
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1 beef stock cube or 1 lamb stock cube
- 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon herbes de provence
- 1⁄2 teaspoon rock salt
- 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 2 ounces olive oil
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup mozzarella cheese
- 8 slices lasagna noodles
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For Bechamel Sauce
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons plain flour
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 cups hot milk
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 250 g ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs, beaten
directions
- Partially peel the eggplant so it looks striped, cut in 5mm rounds and brush each side with olive oil.
- Roast in oven for 15 mins on 400°C.
- While this is happening, grill (skin side up, until blackened) the red pepper.
- Peel and dice.
- Peel and cut potato into 5mm rounds and quickly par-boil so that the outer rim just begins to soften.
- Drain potato rounds and pour cold water over to stop them from cooking.
- With the remaining olive oil in a large skillet, fry the diced carrot, red pepper, and onion until translucent.
- Add the beef or lamb mince and fry.
- Add the herbs, stock cube, herbs, salt, black pepper, crushed garlic, diced tomatoes, nutmeg and cinnamon, turn the heat way down after the meat has browned.
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Now for the Bechamel Sauce:
- In a small saucepan, mix the flour and butter over a low heat until a thick paste forms.
- Making sure it doesn't burn, keep spreading the paste around for a couple mins until the flour cooks off.
- Slowly add hot milk little by little, still stirring.
- Add parmesan and ricotta, keep stirring.
- Let cool for a few minutes before stirring in beaten eggs.
- In a lasagne dish, place the potato rounds, then a layer of lasagne pasta.
- Next add a layer of eggplant rounds, then half the mince mixture, then the mozzarella.
- Add another layer of pasta, eggplant rounds, then the rest of the mince.
- Pour the Bechamel sauce over the top, then pop the whole thing in the oven on 400 C for 40 mins or until lightly browned along the edges.
- Allow to cool off (this sets the top layer of "custard") for 20 mins before cutting into squares and serving.
- I find tabasco sauce goes great with this amazing dish!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chunkeebeef
United Kingdom