Chicken Moussaka
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This delicious and hearty dish will turn your small family lunch into a real celebration. It's so juicy, tasty, and satisfying that you'll end up preparing it again and again in various ways. There are many recipes for making moussaka, and I'd like to share with you an excellent version of chicken moussaka. A variety of vegetables, a delicious sauce, and tender chicken meat—combine all these ingredients, and you'll get a wonderful dish worthy of being served at your small family gathering. I hope this photo-illustrated chicken moussaka recipe will help you feed your family deliciously. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Slice the eggplants and soak them in salted water for about 30 minutes. This will remove their bitterness. Then rinse the eggplants under cold water and dry them.
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Step 2
Fry the eggplant slices in heated vegetable oil and place them on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
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Step 3
Peel the onion, remove the core from the pepper. Cut both the onion and pepper into julienne strips.
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Step 4
Cut the boiled chicken into small pieces, add peeled and grated carrots to the meat. If desired, add 1-2 minced garlic cloves.
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Step 5
Sauté the onion, pepper, meat with carrots. Season with salt and pepper.
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Step 6
Tomatoes can be blended, or simply sliced into circles.
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Step 7
Add tomatoes, wine, and finely chopped herbs to the meat with vegetables and simmer for about 20 minutes.
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Step 8
Now we proceed to prepare the sauce. For this, melt the butter and add flour to it. Mix well and sauté for just 1-2 minutes.
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Step 9
Add milk to the flour and butter in small portions, stirring constantly—stir, stir, stir. The sauce should be smooth and free of lumps. Once the sauce comes to a boil, remove it from the heat and add the grated cheese and nutmeg. Mix well.
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Step 10
When the sauce has cooled, add the eggs to it and mix.
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Step 11
Lightly grease the edges of the baking dish with butter and start layering the moussaka. The first layer is half of the eggplant.
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Step 12
The second layer is peeled and sliced boiled potatoes.
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Step 13
Third layer - half of the chicken meat with vegetables.
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Step 14
Then pour the sauce over everything and layer the remaining ingredients in the same way. The top can be additionally sprinkled with grated cheese.
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Step 15
Bake the chicken moussaka in the oven at 180 degrees for about 45-50 minutes.