Moussaka from Ioannina Greece
From elgab89 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
As promissed, here is my father version of Moussaka (a lot of people will argue - the original way)! My Grandma was from Ioannina and my Grandpa from the island of Skiathos - as this is from my sweet grandmother, that I did not have the privilege to meet (she died before I was born) – I am dedicating it to her and to the beautiful and medieval city of Ioannina.
Ingredients
- 2 large eggplants cut into 1 inch cubes shopping list
- 1 large diced onion shopping list
- 3 cups tomato sauce shopping list
- 1 cup olive oil shopping list
- 2 teaspoon sugar shopping list
- thyme shopping list
- oregano shopping list
- 500 g (1lb) ground beef shopping list
- 500 g (1lb) ground lamb shopping list
- 1 glass dry red wine ( to keep the recipe very Ioannian - use Mavrodafni wine - if you don't have it - use Bordeaux) shopping list
- 1/2tspoon allspice shopping list
- dash tspoon nutmeg shopping list
- dash cinnamon shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 1.5 kilo potatoes shopping list
- sweet paprika shopping list
- 1 cup Kefalotiri cheese (if not available make a mix of feta cheese and Parmesan) shopping list
How to make it
- Heat 1/3 cup oil and add eggplants and diced onion. Fry them at medium heat until onion is translucent. Add the tomato sauce and boil it gently at low heat to reduce. Add 1/2 cup wine, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano and thyme. Set it aside.
- Heat 1/3 cup oil and fry the ground beef and lamb with the allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon, add salt and pepper and in the end, the last 1/2 cup of wine. Set it on the side.
- Fry the potatoes in the remaining 1/2 cup oil. Sprinkle with salt and paprika.
- In a large oven dish layer in the following order: potatoes, meat mixture, eggplant mixture and repeat to end with the eggplant mixture.
- On top of the dish sprinkle with the cheese.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
WONDERFUL recipe.. I love your dedication to
Gma!! Bless you today ^ ^ ^ ^ ^5
lanacountry
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I'EIA
That is as close as I can get to Hi, and don't ask me to pronounce it. Wonderful recipe I like Moussaka and this sounds wonderful. It is always a pleasure to run across a recipe that has been in the family. That makes it all the more speci...more
mark555
in Center Of The World Ma' Center Of The World loved it
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I love moussaka and look forward to making your version. Thanks so much!
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