Moussaka Recipe

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Moussaka
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  1. Heat a little olive oil in a large saucepan and brown the meat in it. Tip off any ecess fat. Put the meat into a bowl.
  2. Add the onions and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes. Return the meat to the pan.
  3. Dip the tomatoes in boiling water for 10 seconds, skin, chop and add to the meat.
  4. Add the wine, water, salt, pepper, parsley and nutmeg and cook over a gentle heat, stirring often, until most of the liquid has evaporated. This will take 30 minutes.
  5. Heat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3. Cut the aubergine in thin slices, salt lightly and leave for aboub 30 minutes for some of the juice to drain out. Rince and dry well on a cloth. Cook the potato in boiling salted water until just tender. Cool and slice.
  6. Heat a little more oil in a frying pan and fry each slice of aubergine on both sides until well browned but not burnt.
  7. Put them in the bottom of a large casserole. sprinkle on the breadcrumbs.
  8. Now tip in half the meat mixure. Put half the sliced potato in next, seasoning with salt and pepper, then the rest of the meat, and then the rest of the potato.
  9. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour, add the bay leaf, then the milk and stir constantly while bringing slowly to the boil. Season with salt and pepper and leave simmering while you mix the egg yolks and cream in a bowl.
  10. Pour the sauce on to the yolks and cream, stirring all the time. Add half the cheese.
  11. Pour the sauce over the dish. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
  12. Put the dish into the oven and test after 1 hour with a skewer, the whole mass should be soft. The top should be browned too, but it not, burnt.
  13. Finish the browning under the grill.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1752.16 Kcal (7336 kJ)
Calories from fat 1605.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 178.44g 275%
Cholesterol 238.46mg 79%
Sodium 218.92mg 9%
Potassium 459.15mg 10%
Total Carbs 20.23g 7%
Sugars 8.56g 34%
Dietary Fiber 2.52g 10%
Protein 9.17g 18%
Vitamin C 10mg 17%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 12%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 241.3mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 368.58 Kcal (1543 kJ)
Calories from fat 337.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.54g 275%
Cholesterol 50.16mg 79%
Sodium 46.05mg 9%
Potassium 96.59mg 10%
Total Carbs 4.25g 7%
Sugars 1.8g 34%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 10%
Protein 1.93g 18%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 17%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 12%
Iron 0.2mg 5%
Calcium 50.8mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 49.4
    Points
  • 49
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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