From: thomase@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Stan England)
Subject: Re: REQUEST Mousaka
Reply-To: thomase@tekig5.pen.tek.com
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
Date: 23 Dec 92 21:01:11 GMT


In article <Q7CMKA@taronga.com> rlwinter@guacamole.engr.ucdavis.edu (Richard Lee Winterstein) writes:
>
>Hello all,
>  I ate at a Greek restaurant last night, and one of the dishes served was
>called Mousaka.  Absolutely delicious.  I would greatly appreciate it if 
>someone could send me a recipe for this dish, and any advice on preparing it
>which you might have.
>
>Thank you,
>Rick

    **********************
    ***** Moussaka I *****
    **********************

    Categories: Main dish                                      

    Calories     per serving:             Number of Servings:  10
    Fat grams    per serving:              Approx. Cook Time: 90   
    Cholesterol  per serving:                          Marks:     

    INGREDIENTS ------------------------------------------------------------

       4              eggplants - medium                                
                      salt                                              
       4        Tbsp  butter                                            
       2        lb    ground beef                                       
       3              onions - chopped                                  
       2        Tbsp  tomato paste                                      
       1/4      cup   parsley - chopped                                 
       1/2      cup   red wine                                          
                      pepper                                            
                dash  cinnamon                                          
       2              eggs                                              
       1/2      cup   grated cheese                                     
       1/2      cup   bread crumbs                                      
       6        Tbsp  butter                                            
       6        Tbsp  flour                                             
       3        cup   milk - hot                                        
                dash  nutmeg                                            
       4              egg yolks - lightly beaten                        
                      cooking oil                                       
                      grated cheese                                     

    DIRECTIONS  ------------------------------------------------------------

    Remove 1/2-inch-wide strips of peel lengthwise from eggplants, leaving
    1/2-inch peel between the strips. Cut into thick slices, sprinkle with
    salt, and let stand between two heavy plates while browning meat and  
    making sauce.                                                         
        In frying pan melt the 4 tablespoons butter and in it saute meat  
    and onions until meat is browned. Add tomato paste, parsley, wine,    
    salt and pepper, and water. Simmer until liquid is absorbed. Cool.    
    Stir in cinnamon, eggs, cheese and half the bread crumbs.             
        Make sauce: In saucepan melt the 6 tablespoons butter over low    
    heat. Add flour and stir until well blended. Remove from heat.        
    Gradually stir in milk. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until sauce
    is thick and smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste and the nutmeg.     
    Combine egg yolks with a little of the hot sauce, then stir egg       
    mixture into sauce and cook over very low heat for 2 minutes, stirring
    constantly.                                                           
        Brown eggplant slices on both sides in hot oil. Grease an         
    ovenproof casserole and sprinkle bottom with remaining bread crumbs.  
    Cover with layer of eggplant slices, then a layer of meat, and        
    continue until all eggplant and meat is used, finishing with a layer  
    of eggplant. Cover with sauce, sprinkle with grated cheese, and bake  
    in a 350-degree oven for 1 hour. Serve hot.                           

    *** Recipe Via Compu-Chef (tm) ***

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