# The Perfect Moussaka

This Moussaka recipe features beautiful layers of lamb ragu, pan-seared vegetables, and a rich Greek béchamel sauce.

- Cuisine: Greek
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pack Ground beef
- Eggplant
- Yellow zucchini
- Green zucchini
- Salt
- 1 Onion
- Garlic
- Fresh oregano
- Ground oregano
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 2 Bay leaf
- 1 tube Tomato paste
- Red wine
- Chopped tomatoes
- Butter
- Flour
- Milk
- Nutmeg
- Black pepper
- Gruyere cheese
- Eggs
- Parsley

## Instructions

1. Unwrap the ground beef.
2. Slice the eggplant lengthwise.
3. Slice the yellow zucchini into rounds.
4. Slice the green zucchini into rounds.
5. Salt the sliced vegetables and let them sit to draw out moisture, then pat them dry with paper towels.
6. Add ground beef to a hot Dutch oven.
7. Season the ground beef with salt.
8. Cook until browned, then remove the excess liquid and set the meat aside.
9. Dice the onion.
10. Mince the garlic.
11. Add diced onion to the Dutch oven with the residual fat and spices.
12. Add fresh oregano, ground oregano, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and minced garlic to the pot.
13. Add tomato paste to the pot.
14. Return the cooked ground beef to the pot.
15. Pour red wine into the pot and stir.
16. Add chopped tomatoes and stir, then simmer with the lid on.
17. In a separate pot, melt butter for the béchamel sauce.
18. Add flour to the melted butter and whisk to create a roux.
19. Gradually add milk to the roux while whisking continuously.
20. Season the béchamel with nutmeg and black pepper.
21. Grate Gruyere cheese into the béchamel sauce and whisk.
22. Add beaten eggs to the béchamel and whisk until combined.
23. Fry the eggplant slices in a pan until golden brown.
24. Fry the zucchini slices in a pan until golden brown.
25. Arrange a layer of fried eggplant and zucchini in a baking dish.
26. Spread a layer of the lamb ragu over the vegetables.
27. Add another layer of fried eggplant and zucchini.
28. Pour the béchamel sauce over the layers.
29. Grate more Gruyere cheese on top.
30. Bake until golden brown and bubbly.
31. Cut the moussaka into servings.
32. Garnish with fresh parsley.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knives
- Trays with wire racks
- Dutch oven
- Spatula
- Corkscrew
- Wine glass
- Whisk
- Grater
- Pan
- Baking dish

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/2193581634433444
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0c811242-11f6-4975-a363-8a14756624a2
- Extracted: 2025-11-04

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