Best Beef Moussaka Recipes

BEEF AND POTATO MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, 7-9 minutes, breaking into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in water, tomato paste, parsley, salt, mint if desired, cinnamon and pepper. Set aside., For sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Add cheese and salt., Place half of the potato slices in a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. Top with half the cheese sauce and all of the meat mixture. Arrange remaining potatoes over meat mixture; top with remaining cheese sauce., Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, about 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

BEEF MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Toss the eggplants, potatoes, olive oil, 1/2 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl, then spread the vegetables on the baking sheet. Roast until tender, about 45 minutes, tossing the vegetables about halfway through. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the Meat Sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until soft and beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the tomato paste, oregano, cinnamon, garlic and ginger; stir quickly to toast spices evenly. Once fragrant, add 1/2 cup water to the pan and stir to combine, scraping up any brown bits. Add the beef to the pan, stirring with a wooden spoon to break it up, and cook until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the wine, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook until the meat is fully cooked and the juices are reduced slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the parsley and set aside.
• Make the Bechamel: Put the milk and flour in a small saucepan and whisk until the flour is dissolved. Place the pan over medium heat and whisk continuously until the mixture comes to a boil; continue to whisk until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Remove from the heat and whisk in 3/4 cup of the Parmesan; set aside.
• Assemble the Moussaka: Spray a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Spread the eggplants and potatoes in the bottom of the dish, layer the meat sauce evenly over the vegetables, top with the bechamel and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Bake, uncovered, until the top is browned and slightly puffed, 35 to 40 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.
• Make-Ahead Tip: The unbaked casserole can be covered and refrigerated overnight before baking. The baked casserole can be frozen for up to 2 weeks; cover with foil and reheat at 350 degrees F until hot, 35 to 45 minutes.

BEEF MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• For the eggplant and meat sauce: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Brush both sides of the eggplant slices with 1/3 cup olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange on a baking pan and bake, turning once, until tender and golden brown on both sides, about 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring and breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 6 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the cinnamon, allspice and tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the wine and boil until reduced by about half, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and oregano and bring to a simmer, then simmer until slightly thickened and the flavors have blended, about 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• For the bechamel: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually add the milk, whisking constantly and stopping occasionally to run a rubber spatula around the edges of the pan to prevent burning. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer, whisking constantly, then simmer 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the goat cheese and Parmesan, whisking until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk in the egg yolks.
• Arrange half of the eggplant in a single layer on the bottom of an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Top with half of the meat sauce. Layer the remaining eggplant slices on top followed by the remaining meat sauce. Top with an even layer of bechamel. Place the baking dish on a foil-lined baking pan and bake until bubbling and the topping is golden brown in places, 20 to 30 minutes. Let stand at least 20 minutes, then garnish with the parsley and serve.

BEEF AND POTATO MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• Cut the potatoes in quarters and boil in water until almost soft.let cool, then slice into 1/4 inch slices.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet, and saute the onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes.
• Add the beef to the skillet and brown for 5 mins, stir in the wine, tomato paste, oregano, and parsley, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes Remove from heat.
• To make the sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook over low heat for 2-3 mins.Slowly whisk in the milk, cooking for 6-8 mins until thickened. Remove from the heat and add the parmesan.
• Grease an 11x7 inch casserole.Put in the beef mixture, then cover with potato slices.
• Pour the sauce on top.
• Mix together the parmesan and breadcrumbs and sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• Bake in a 350 * oven for 30 mins or until golden.

BEEF -N-POTATO MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in the water, tomato paste, parsley, salt, mint if desired, cinnamon and pepper. Set aside.
• For sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from the heat.
• Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly.
• Add the Parmesan cheese and salt.
• Place half of the potato slices in a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish.
• Top with half of the Parmesan sauce and all of the meat mixture.
• Arrange the remaining potatoes over meat mixture; top with the remaining Parmesan sauce.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

BEEF AND POTATO MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• With olive oil, grease an oblong 3 qt baking dish. Peel potatoes; slice into 1/8 thick; cover with cold water. In large skillet heat 1 tablespoon olive oil; add onion, garlic and beef and cook gently, crumbling w/ fork until beef looses red color. Add tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, mint, cinnamon, and parsley. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. In med saucepan over low heat, melt butter; stir in flour; off heat gradually stir in milk, keeping smooth. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Stir in small amount of hot mixture into beaten eggs, then stir back into sauce in saucepan; stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, a dash of pepper and the Parmesan cheese. Drain potatoes; arrange half the slide in the bottom of the prepared baking dish; sprinkle lightly w/ salt and pepper; spread meat mixture over potatoes, then add remaining potatoes; sprinkle lightly w/ salt and pepper; pour sauce over. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven until potatoes are tender - about 1 hour.