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BC's Moussaka
Recipe By :BC in OR
Categories:Beef/Pork
2 medium eggplants -- peeled
and sliced in 1/2" slices
1 pound ground lamb
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup water may sub 1/2 cup chicken broth for wine and water
2 Tablespoons dried parsley
1 Tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup finely crushed pork rinds
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 eggs -- beaten well
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon -- do not leave this out!
Topping:
2 eggs -- beaten well
1 1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
57 grams slivered almonds
Peel and slice eggplant to 1/2"
slices. Put paper towel on flat
surface, sprinkle each slice with salt and place salt side down
on paper towel.
Sprinkle the top side of the slices with more salt, place paper
towel
on top of slices, put heavy breadboard
on top of paper towel and weigh down with heavy stuff. This leeches
as
much moisture out of the eggplant as possible. Allow this to
sit for at
least 30 minutes or more.
Brown the lamb and onion till
done. Drain and return to pan. Add wine
and water (or chicken broth), parsley, tomato paste, salt/pepper.
Simmer
till liquid is evaporated. Allow this mixture to cool. Mix in
the pork
rinds, 1/2 cup mozarella cheese, 2 beaten eggs, and cinnamon.
Set aside.
Place a non-stick pan over medium-high
heat with 3 tablespoons of oil.
Brown the eggplant slices on both sides being careful when you
add them to
the oil as they will splatter. Do this in batches till all eggplant
is well browned.
Line a deep 9" x 9" pan with 1/2 the browned eggplant,
spoon the meat mixture over the
eggplant and pat down. Place remaining eggplant slices on top
of meat mixture.
Combine the topping ingredients
except the slivered almonds. Spoon over
the top layer of eggplant, sprinkle slivered almonds on top.
Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes
to 1 hour or till browned and bubbly
(first 20 minutes cover with foil, then remove).
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3235 Calories (kcal);
216g Total Fat; (60% calories from fat); 220g Protein; 99g Carbohydrate;
1291mg Cholesterol; 3498mg Sodium |
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