Moussaka Grecque
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Moussaka Grecque

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45m
Prépa
105m
Cuisson
8
Portions
Difficile
Difficulté

Le grand gratin grec : aubergines et pommes de terre rôties, sauce d'agneau à la cannelle et béchamel dorée aux jaunes d'œuf.

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Portions

8portions

Ingrédients

Nutrition

calories620
protein30g
carbs34g
fat40g
fiber7g

Par portion

Étapes

Roast the vegetables

Roast the vegetables

Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Brush the aubergine and potato slices with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and lay them on trays. Roast for 25-35 minutes, turning once, until soft and golden.

  • 3 large aubergines
  • 2 potatoes
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt

✅ C'est prêt quand : soft and golden, easily pierced with a fork

⏱30:00
Make the meat sauce

Make the meat sauce

While the vegetables roast, fry the onion in the oil over medium heat until soft. Add the garlic and lamb and cook, stirring, until browned. Pour in the wine, let it bubble until almost gone, then add the tomatoes, tomato purée, cinnamon, allspice, oregano and salt.

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 700g minced lamb
  • 150ml red wine
  • 400g chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt

✅ C'est prêt quand : meat is browned with no pink left

⏱10:00

Simmer

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Make the white sauce

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Assemble

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Bake and rest

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History & Culture

The Story Behind the Dish

📍 Greece📅 1920s (modern form)🍆 GR

Layered aubergine dishes were cooked across the eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans for centuries, but moussaka as Greeks know it today was shaped in the 1920s by chef Nikolaos Tselementes. Trained in Europe, he crowned the dish with French-style béchamel.

His cookbook became so influential that "Tselementes" is still a Greek word for any cookbook.

⭐ Why It's Famous

It's the dish most people associate with Greek home cooking — a festive tray bake for name days and family gatherings.

💡 Fun Fact

Greek cooks often make moussaka the day before: it slices more cleanly and the spices taste even better once it has rested.

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Greece

37.98°N, 23.73°E