Best Greek Moussaka - my Dad's 5 Secret Recipe | Christine Cushing

When you talk about family heirloom recipes, this is probably my family's most cherished and favourite. My dad made the best moussaka I've ever tasted, period. Here are his top 5 secrets with my added small tweaks. You can find the full bechamel video below in my last episode. FULL RECIPE BELOW. Check out these other amazing Greek Food videos : Spanakopita - Hand Made Phyllo Spinach Pie:    • Spanakopita - Hand Made Phyllo Spinach Pie...   Pastitsio, my Dad's special - Greek Lasagna:    • Pastitsio, my Dad's amazing - Greek Lasagn...   Spanakopita triangles - Greek Spinach Pies:    • Spanakopita triangles - Best Greek Spinach...   Mastering Greek Pita Bread:    • Mastering Greek Pita Bread | Christine Cus...   Grilled Souvlaki Like in Greece:    • Greek Pork Souvlaki Like in Greece | Chris...   Greek Chicken Gyro:    • Greek Chicken Gyro on Pita | Christine Cus...   Greek Tzatziki Sauce:    • Greek Tzatziki Sauce | Christine Cushing   Roast Leg of Lamb:    • Roast Leg of Lamb | Christine Cushing   Greek Fries in Olive Oil with Feta Cheese:    • Greek Fries in Olive Oil & Feta Cheese | C...   Greek Lemon Potatoes:    • Greek Lemon Potatoes | Christine Cushing   Best Baklava Recipe:    • Best Baklava Recipe | Christine Cushing   Galaktoboureko Greek Custard Dessert:    • Galaktoboureko Greek Custard Dessert | Chr...   Greek Easter Bread -Tsoureki:    • THE BEST Greek Tsoureki - Easter Bread Rec...   Saganaki - Greek Flaming Cheese OPA:    • Saganaki - Greek Flaming Cheese OPA | Chri...   Best Garlic Shrimp Greek Style in 30 min:    • Garlic Shrimp Greek Style in 30 min | Chri...   Avgolemono - Greek Chicken Lemon Soup:    • Avgolemono - Greek Chicken Lemon Soup | Ch...   Mastering Cheese Phyllo Triangles - Tiropites:    • Mastering Tiropites - Cheese Phyllo Triang...   Greek Dolmades - Stuffed Grape Vine Leaves:    • Greek Dolmades - Stuffed Grape Vine Leaves...   Rice Pudding:    • Rizogalo- Greek Rice Pudding | Christine C...   Loukoumades - Greek Honey Donuts:    • Loukoumades - Greek Honey Donuts | Christi...   Subscribe for more video recipes: https://goo.gl/wNqDQB RECIPE: MOUSSAKA Sauce 2 Tbsp. olive oil (30 ml) 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 lbs lean ground beef (950 gm) 1 jar of cc sauce or 28 oz. Can plum tomatoes 1 Tbsp. tomato paste (15 ml) 1tsp. Greek dried oregano (5 ml) 2 bay leaves 3 sprigs fresh thyme 4 cloves 1 cinnamon stick ¼ tsp. ground cayenne 2 japanese eggplant, thinly sliced 3 zucchini, thinly sliced on bias 2 Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced cayenne pepper to taste salt and pepper dried oregano to taste olive oil for baking Bechamel sauce 1/3 cup butter (80 ml) 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp. flour (95 ml) 4 cups milk (1 L) salt and pepper grated nutmeg to taste ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese (50 ml) 2 egg yolks lightly beaten Sauce In a large skillet, brown meat in olive oil, as per video, until evenly browned. Add onion and sweat until soft and lastly, add garlic and saute for another two minutes. Add remaining ingredients for sauce and stir well. Simmer covered for 30 minutes. Adjust seasoning. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 D. Brush a large baking sheet with olive and arrange potato slices also brushed with oil. Season with salt, pepper, oregano and cayenne. Bake potatoes until golden brown and tender at 375 D for about 14-16 minutes. Repeat with eggplant and zucchini baked in oven at 375 D . Bechamel Melt butter in a medium saucepan and add flour. Cook over medium heat until blended. Remove from heat and gradually add cold milk, stirring continuously. Keep stirring over medium heat until sauce comes to a boil. Add the salt, pepper and grated nutmeg. Remove from heat and whisk in beaten egg yolks Add grated cheese. To assemble Preheat oven to 350 D. F. Brush a baking dish ( 14x 10 “) with oil. Arrange potatoes in bottom of dish topped with half of the meat sauce. Arrange eggplant and zucchini on top and top with remaining meat sauce. Pour Bechamel sauce over vegetables , spreading evenly. Bake for about 40 min. minutes or until Bechamel is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for about 30 minutes before serving. Serves 8 Connect with Chef Christine on social media: Instagram:   / ccfearless   Twitter:   / ccfearless   Facebook:   / chefchristin.  . Christine's Website: http://christinecushing.com/ Linkedin:   / christine-cushing   #Moussaka #GreekFood