Moussaka with lamb, tomatoes and herbs

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   1. First of all, we prepare all the necessary blanks. We cut the onion into small cubes, we will use it in minced meat, then we also cut tomatoes into cubes, a large variety is better suited for this dish. After the onions and tomatoes are cut, cut the eggplant, separate the tails and cut into rings 1 centimeter thick. The resulting pieces are transferred to a bowl and intensively salted in case the eggplant turns out to be excessively bitter.

2. Step 2:

   

   2. The next step is to prepare the necessary products for the sauce. First of all, we rub the parmesan, we will need half a glass of grated cheese. Then we also prepare spices, you can buy ready-made ones in the store, or make them yourself (grind them in a mortar).

3. Step 3:

   

   3. After all the necessary preparations are made, we start cooking. Pour olive / sunflower oil into an already heated frying pan and add the onion, then fry. After it acquires a golden color, add the minced meat and bring the mixture to readiness.

4. Step 4:

   

   4. The next step is to add diced tomatoes, spices, chopped garlic, mint and bay leaf to the resulting minced meat. Also at this stage you will need to pepper and salt the dish to taste. Then cover the minced meat with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. While the meat is stewing, let's prepare the eggplant. After being in salt for a long time, the rings must be washed with water and dried, the residual bitterness from them should come out thanks to this method.

6. Step 5:

   

   5. After 15 minutes, we transfer the minced meat into a container (we do not pour it, we shift it), and pour a small amount of flour on a separate plate, so that we then roll eggplant rings in it. These rings are then transferred to the board so that they stand for a few minutes. After the eggplant rings are infused, fry them in a frying pan on each side for one minute.

7. Step 6:

   

   6. Toasted rings begin to be laid out on a baking sheet in such a way that they come on top of each other. Put the minced meat cooked earlier on top and level the layer. Then we spread the second layer of eggplant and another layer of minced meat.

8. Step 7:

   

   7. After we have prepared the basis of our moussaka, we proceed to the sauce. Mix one egg and one and a half cups of warmed milk in a blender. Then heat the sunflower oil in a saucepan and add a little flour there. When the butter and flour are fried, pour in the previously obtained mixture of milk and egg, pour out the cheese, herbs and stir it all well. The resulting sauce is poured onto a baking sheet with minced meat, and leveled, like all previous layers

9. Step 8:

   

   8. Finally, when all the above steps have been completed, we send our dish to the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, for 25-30 minutes. After the specified time, the moussaka can be taken out and tasted. Bon appetit!