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Classic Greek Moussaka

Name: Classic Greek Moussaka
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 50 g g bread crumbs; 50 g g butter; 480 g g canned tomatoes; 2 egg plants; 3 egg yolks; 230 g g feta cheese; 50 g g flour; 4 cloves cloves garlic; 0.25 tsp tsp ground allspice; 0.25 tsp tsp ground cinnamon; 0.5 tsp tsp ground nutmeg; 4 servings servings salt and ground pepper; 400 g g beef; 250 ml ml warm milk; 1 Tbs Tbs olive oil; 4 servings servings olive oil; 2 onions; 4 servings servings sea salt; 2 Tbs Tbs tomato paste

Classic Greek Moussaka might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 42g of protein, 52g of fat, and a total of 847 calories. This recipe serves 4…

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By CookInstruction Kitchen Published 26 Sep 2026 Updated 3 Oct 2026 Updated Updated 1 week ago

Prep: 16 min
Cook: 29 min
Total: 45 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Advanced

Ingredients

50 g bread crumbs

50 g butter

480 g canned tomatoes

2 egg plants

3 egg yolks

230 g feta cheese

50 g flour

4 cloves garlic

0.25 tsp ground allspice

0.25 tsp ground cinnamon

0.5 tsp ground nutmeg

4 servings salt and ground pepper

400 g beef

250 ml warm milk

1 Tbs olive oil

4 servings olive oil

2 onions

4 servings sea salt

2 Tbs tomato paste

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Cooking instructions

Step 1

Sprinkle the egg plant slices with salt and let them stand for 45 minutes. Then wash thoroughly to remove excess salt.Thinly brush each slice with olive oil and bake in the preheated grill pan for several minutes on each side. Set aside. Repeat until all slices are grilled.For the meat sauce lightly saute the onions in olive oil until tender.

Step 2

Add ground beef and saute, stirring frequently to break up the clumps of meat, until the meat is no longer pink.Stir in tomatoes, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, salt and pepper and simmer briefly on low heat.

Step 3

Add in tomato paste and a little water if the sauce is to thick.

Step 4

Remove from heat and set aside.For the bchamel sauce add flour to the melted butter, stirring constantly. When the mixture is evenly thick, gradually whisk in warm milk. Gently bring to the boil, then remove from heat, season with pepper and nutmeg.

Step 5

Whisk in (vigorously) the egg yolks. Set aside.Thinly coat with olive oil a suitable ovenproof baking dish, sprinkle the bottom with homemade bread crumbs.

Step 6

Place a layer of egg plant, cover with some meat sauce and feta cheese and repeat this until the pan is almost full. Finish with a layer of feta cheese.Top with bchamel sauce.Cover with tin foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 1 hour.

Step 7

Remove moussaka from the oven and let it set at room temperature 45 minutes before serving.

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Storage

Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Reheating

Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.

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