Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Mmmmoussaka!

Ingredients





  •  tablespoon(s) cooking oil
  •   onion, chopped
  •   cloves garlic, minced
  •  pound(s) ground lamb
  • 1/2 cup(s) red wine
  •  tablespoon(s) tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 cup(s) canned crushed tomatoes in puree (one 15-ounce can)
  •   bay leaf
  •   cinnamon stick
  • 1/8 teaspoon(s) ground allspice
  •  teaspoon(s) salt
  • Fresh-ground black pepper
  •   eggplant (about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices
  •  ounce(s) cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup(s) milk
  • 1/4 cup(s) grated Parmesan

Directions
  1. Heat the broiler. In a large stainless-steel frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook until starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the lamb and cook until the meat loses its pink color, about 2 minutes. Stir in the wine, tomato paste, tomatoes, bay leaf, cinnamon, allspice, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
  2. Brush both sides of the eggplant slices with the remaining 5 tablespoons oil and season with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Put the eggplant slices on a large baking sheet and broil, 6 inches from the heat, until browned, about 5 minutes. Turn and broil until browned on the other side, about 5 minutes longer.
  3. In a small saucepan, combine the cream cheese, milk, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper. Warm over low heat until just melted.
  4. Oil an 8-by-8-inch baking dish. Layer half the eggplant in the dish, then half the meat sauce. Sprinkle with half the Parmesan. Repeat with the remaining eggplant, meat sauce, and Parmesan. Spoon the cream-cheese sauce on top;broil until just starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
Lifted this great recipe from Delish.com, where I spend a bit of time answering people's cooking questions.  They have a great bunch of searchable recipes, and you can even use the advanced search to find what you could make with the ingredients you have on hand!

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