Begin the meat and sauce preparations by dicing the garlic and onion and frying. Now, add the meat to the pan with a splash of oil, seasoning with salt and tomato puree.

When the meat has started to cook, add in the tomate triturado and wine. Add the cinnamon stick and leave to stew until the mixture reduces. Thicken the sauce with cornflour if required.

Whilst this stews, start the bechamel sauce. Prepare the bechamel sauce by melting butter in a pan, pouring in the flour and frying the flour in the butter, stirring constantly. Now slowly pour in the milk, stirring constantly until the flour smooths and dissolves and you see the mixture thickening.

In an oven dish begin to layer the moussaka.

Aubergine
Meat
Potato
Bechamel

Repeating for as many layers as possible.

Finish by covering with remaining bechamel and cheese and baking for 45 minutes to an hour at 180°C.

Moussaka

5 from 1 vote

If you like lasagne and lamb, then this Greek moussaka dish, using aubergine instead of pasta is definitely for you.

Cook Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Gibraltar, Mediterranean

Servings: 8

Author: Mama Lotties

Ingredients

4 Potatoes
500 g minced lamb
1/2 Onion
2 Garlic cloves
Fresh mint
1 Cinnamon stick
Sea salt
70 ml rioja
400 g tomate triturado
1 tsp tomato puree
100 g cheese
1 tsp sugar
2 Aubergines
1 tbsp cornflour

Bechamel

470 Ml milk
6 – 8 Tbsp flour
20 g butter

Instructions

Prepare the aubergines by slicing them into long, thin strips and covering with salt. Leave them in a colander to release any excess water.
Peel your potatoes and place in a pot to boil and soften.
Begin the meat and sauce preparations by dicing the garlic and onion and frying. Now, add the meat to the pan with a splash of oil, seasoning with salt and tomato puree.
When the meat has started to cook, add in the tomate triturado and wine. Add the cinnamon stick and leave to stew until the mixture reduces. Thicken the sauce with cornflour if required.
Whilst this stews, start the bechamel sauce. Prepare the bechamel sauce by melting butter in a pan, pouring in the flour and frying the flour in the butter, stirring constantly. Now slowly pour in the milk, stirring constantly until the flour smooths and dissolves and you see the mixture thickening.
In an oven dish begin to layer the moussaka: Aubergine, meat, potato, bechamel.
Repeating for as many layers as possible.
Finish by covering with remaining bechamel and cheese and baking for 45 minutes to an hour at 180°C.