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Traditional Moussaka
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Traditional Moussaka

18 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

Delicious authentic moussaka!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1482
Calories
66g
Protein
70g
Fat
143g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 500g lean lamb mince
  • 200ml red wine
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • Pinch of caster sugar
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2-3 large aubergines thickly sliced
  • 75g butter
  • 75g plain flour
  • 600ml milk
  • 1 large free-range egg yolk
  • 75g parmesan, grated
  • Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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