Moussaka
Greek Moussaka is without a doubt the most popular and traditional meal in Greece! It's difficult to find a taverna that doesn't offer it or a family that doesn't make it on special occasions. Moussaka is as important to Cypriots as lasagna is to Italians. It is the main course made up of eggplants, spices, and cheese. All of the ingredients are carefully stacked on top of the oven foundation, then coated with Béchamel sauce and cooked until brown. Before beginning to cook the moussaka, it is critical to peel the eggplants and season them with salt. As a result, the salt neutralizes the harsh taste of the eggplant and causes it to become gentler and creamier when cooked.
Ingredients:
4 eggplant,3 potatoes,2 onion,0.8 pounds of ground beef,2 cloves of garlic,1 tablespoon of tomato paste,1/2 tablespoon of pepper paste,1 teaspoon of black pepper,1 teaspoon of salt,1 cup of strained yogurt,2 egg,1 cup of flour,1 cup of bread powder, sunflower oil
Instructions:
- Chop the potatoes and eggplants into rings.
- Then fry the potatoes in hot oil.
- Then dip the eggplants in the flour first, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs and fry them.
- While frying, cook the minced meat and onion in olive oil.
- Next, add garlic, tomato pepper paste, salt, and black pepper. Then continue cooking.
- Mix the strained yogurt, garlic puree and salt.
- In the last stage, put fried potatoes on the bottom, eggplant on it, 1 teaspoon of strained yogurt and roasted minced meat.
