Moussaka
- 4 each eggplant washed
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 x vegetable oil
- 23 cup onions chopped
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon rosemary leaves dried
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme dried
- 1 clove garlic peeled, crushed
- 23 cup beef stock prefer veal stock if possible
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 large eggs slightly beaten
- Remove green caps from eggplants and slice eggplants in half.
- Make deep slashes in eggplant pulp, but do not cut through skins.
- Sprinkle eggplant halves with the 1 tablespoon salt and allow to stand at room temperature 1/2 hour.
- Squeeze moisture out of eggplant halves and brush cut sur- faces with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Heat 4 eggplant halves at a time in Microwave Oven 7 minutes or until pulp is tender.
- Repeat with remaining eggplant halves.
- Scoop pulp out of eggplant, being careful not to rip skins.
- Set skins aside.
- Chop eggplant pulp coarsely.
- Place pulp in a medium-sized, heat-resistant, non-metallic bowl and heat, un- covered, in Microwave Oven 4 minutes or until tender.
- Stir occasionally.
- In a large heat-resistant, non-metallic bowl, crumble the lamb.
- Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 5 minutes stirring frequently to break up pieces until meat is no longer pink.
- Liberally oil a deep, 2-quart, heat-resistant, non-metallic casserole.
- Line casserole with the reserved eggplant skins.
- Arrange skins with the purple sides toward the outside and wide ends of eggplant skins at the top of the casserole.
- Drain the lamb juices and discard.
- Add chopped eggplant, onion, mushrooms, the 1 teaspoon salt, thyme, rosemary and garlic to the cooked lamb.
- Stir to combine well.
- Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
- In a small heat-resistant, non-metallic bowl combine beef stock and heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 1 minute or until thickened and clear; stir occasionally.
- Add thickened beef stock with remaining ingredients, except tomato sauce, to lamb Pour lamb-eggplant mixture into eggplant-skin-lined casserole.
- Fold eggplant skins over filling.
- Heat, covered with a plate, 9 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of the mixture comes out clean.
- Invert onto platter for serving.
- Serve with tomato sauce.
eggplant washed, salt, olive oil, ground lamb, vegetable oil, onions, mushrooms, salt, rosemary, thyme, clove garlic, beef stock prefer, cornstarch, tomato paste, eggs
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/moussaka-42132 (may not work)