Recipe

Moussaka From Dorna Bucovina Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Elgab89 / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago I thought I should post 2 recipes that were frequently made by my parents. This is my mom version translated from one of her cookbooks and comes from the enchanting land of Bucovina - which is part in Ukraine, part in Romania ( that is where she is f... More Prep:30m Cook:45m Servings:8	Elgab89
	easy veal eastern european

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Ingredients

1 large onion diced small

2 carrots diced small

200 g butter ( yeah, baby!)

1 cup oil ( I use sunflower)

1 kilo ground veal

1/3 cup Tzuica - which is a type of Shlibovitz or you can use Plum Brandy

1 glass white dry wine (Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris preferably)

salt, pepper

dill - 4 tbsp diced

thyme - 2 tbsp diced

1.5 kg potatoes peeled and cut in thin slices

1 cup sour cream (I have told you that this is different! )

2 eggs

250 g cheese ( we use Cashcaval - similar to Italian Cacciocavallo - in case you cannot find it use semidry cheese - like a Gouda or Edam) shredded

Sauce:

1 cup sourcream

1 cup tomato juice

1 spoon honey

pepper, salt

1 tbsp thyme

1 glass of same wine you used above

Directions

Heat 1/2 cup oil and 100 g butter and fry gently the onion and carrots until translucent. Add the veal until it change colour ( do not leave it too long, it will dry!). Add the Plum Brandy, the wine and in order: salt, pepper, dill and thyme.Set it on the side.

In the other 1/2 cup of oil, fry the potaoes (one batch at a time - as you do not want to break them) dry them.

Beat the eggs with sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper

Use a large ovenproof pot and butter it generously. Add one layer of potatoes, one layer meat mix and one layer sourcream mix and repeat as needed. The last layer has to be the soucream mix!

Bake it at 350F for 45min - 1 hour.

Separately boil the tomato juice with wine, honey, thyme, salt and pepper. Reduce it to 1/2 and turn the heat to low. Add the sour cream and mix. Take it off the stove and serve it warm on the Dorna Moussaka.

Serve it with the same dry wine!

** You can use ground chicken as well, instead of veal**

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Comments

momo_55grandma 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Fantastic delicous recipe thanks

angelica14 1 year, 2 months ago said:
This sounds incredible. If I had to replace the veal with an other meat, what do you suggest I use? Can I substitute the veal with something else? This sounds heavenly and I really want to make this!

elgab89 1 year, 2 months ago said:
You can substitute it with ground chicken.

lunasea 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Oh yes - this sounds delightful - and I love the story behind your recipe, too. Thanks so much!! :) Vickie

mamalou 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Great post! Thanks for sharing!

crainny 1 year, 2 months ago said:
You gotta love those old school recipes, no? This sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing!

pat2me 1 year, 2 months ago said:
This version sounds wonderful too, thank you!

cherylannxo 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Good afternoon Elga, This looks absolutely wonderful. You deserve my 5+. Thank you for sharing....Cheryl

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