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Moussaka

Gloriously warming winter food. Layers of aubergines and tomatoey meat topped with a savoury custard.
This is a Greek national and regional dish.
This recipe is for 4 generous to 6 normal portions.

Ingredients

100 ml Equal Exchange / Zaytoun Fair Trade Palestinian olive oil
salt
as necessary FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper
2 medium aubergines
3 medium courgettes
2 medium onions
3 cloves garlic
500 gm lean minced beef or lamb
400 gm tin chopped tomatoes
25 ml flour for thickening
2 hens eggs
3 pinches grated FAIRTRADE nutmeg
100 gm feta cheese
250 ml organic plain yoghurt
FAIRTRADE Sources
Fresh food
Herbs and Spices
Olive Oil

Method

Preparation

Top and tail the courgettes and aubergines and slice into 1 cm thick slices.
Lay the courgettes and aubergine slices in a colander sprinking table salt on each layer. Allow to stand for at least 30 minutes to extract juices.
Skin the onions and garlic and chop fine.
Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the yoghurt, nutmeg and cheese, and mix well.

Cooking

Fry the onions and garlic in a little oil until browning at the edges.
Add the minced meat and stir fry until browned (about 5 minutes).
Mix in the flour and then add the tomatoes and adjust the seasoning to taste.
Simmer for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile.
Pre-heat the oven to Gas Mark 4, and warm your baking dish.
Dry the veggie slices with a kitchen towel.
Heat a little oil in a frying pan, and fry the veggies, in batches, until browning, turn and repeat. (2 minutes each side approx.).

Once the veg and meat are ready, lightly oil your baking dish (or use a le Creuset pan) and make alternate layers of veggies and tomatoey meat until all are used.
Pour on the egg and yoghurt mix.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until the top is golden.

To serve

In summer, serve with a green salad.
In winter serve with a green vegetable such as broccoli.

Variations

Vegetarian Moussaka is possible.

Class: Meat; Geography: Europe / Greece / Turkey, Armenia; Courses: Main; Main Ingredient(s): Dairy: Feta or Permesan Cheese, Yoghurt; Flour: Plain Flour; Meat: Beef, Lamb; Poultry: Hens Eggs; Salad: Garlic; Spices: Black pepper, Nutmeg, Vegetables: Aubergines, Courgettes, Onions; Processed Foods: Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, Tinned Chopped Tomatoes.