Eggplant Moussaka (or Musaka) is an authentic Greek dish made with layers of eggplants and/or potatoes, tomatoey meat sauce, and cheesy béchamel sauce.

This authentic Greek dish is widely popular mainly in the Mediterranean countries and almost everyone has his own recipe for it.

These are the ingredients you need for making this authentic lamb Moussaka recipe. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full list of ingredients.

Firstly, prepare the meat sauce. Brown the mince in a pan or a dutch oven, and then sauté the onions until soft and translucent.

Add the seasoning along with the tomato paste, tomatoes, stock, sugar, and herbs. Stir well and cook for 15 minutes.

Set the filling aside and start preparing the cheesy béchamel. Melt butter in a pan, add the flour and cook for a minute.

Add the milk gradually and whisk continuously to avoid the lumps. Add the cheese, salt and the nutmeg. Let it cool down for 5 minutes before adding the egg yolk.

Set the béchamel sauce aside. Peel, slice and then fry the eggplants & potatoes before building your moussaka dish up.

Layer half of the the fried eggplants on the bottom of an oven proof dish. Season lightly and spread on the half of the mince filling.

Cover the meat filling with the potatoes and then spread on the rest of the meat filling. Top it with the rest of the eggplants.

Cover the eggplants with béchamel sauce and sprinkle on the cheese and breadcrumbs to finish the musaka dish.

Cook in the oven until it is golden brown and bubbling away. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full recipe in detail.