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Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted Mousaka 1 1/2 lb. Potatoes 1 cup Olive Oil 1 1/2 lbs. Ground Beef 1 fnely chopped Onion 1 minced Garlic 1 1/2 lb. Aubergines 2 tablespoons Butter 3 peeled and chopped Tomatoes 2 teaspoons Salt dash of Pepper 2 tablespoons, toasted Breadcrumbs 3 Eggs Parsley Bechamel Sauce 1/2 lb. Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup Kefalotiri Cheese Cut aubergines into 1/3 inch slices. Heat oil in a large frying pan and fry aubergine slices a few at a time, until slightly browned. Do the same with the potatoes. Saute the meaat, onion, and garlic in the butter. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cover and cook, over a low heat, for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and add breadcrumbs, 1 beaten egg and chopped parsley. Prepare bechamel sauce; add remaining eggs and cheeses. Butter a baking dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put one layer of potatoes into the baking dish. Cover with half the meat mixture. Alternate aubergine and meat mixture. Top with bechamel sauce and bake.
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted oooh apart from the cheese I think I can get everything here! will give that a try out, thanks Micky
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted Micky can this be frozen?
*Dalia* Member # 13012	posted quote: Originally posted by Ayisha: oooh apart from the cheese I think I can get everything here! You can substitute parmesan or old gibna romi for the kefalotiri.
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted quote: Originally posted by Ayisha: Micky can this be frozen? yes it can
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted its in the oven now
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted good luck . i hope it turns out yummyyyyyyyyy
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted its fooked! I tried to get it done before 'im a head chef get outta my kitchen' came but was too late. he took over put the oven on too low then after half hour turned it off and put it under the grill I could scream!
cbrbddd Member # 3891	posted Probably should have skipped the potatoes . . . it would have cooked faster and the "head chef" would have arrived too late!!
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted update, it turned out quite well in the end, put it as a 'todays special' after Ferret and myself had a taste and sold 4 lots in 2 hours :ekk: im well happy
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted update: it turned out quite well in the end,I put it as a 'todays special' after Ferret and myself had a taste and sold 4 lots in 2 hours :ekk: im well happy
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted bravo AYISHA, clapping my hands with joy..hows the gang doing? ferret and Kal there ?
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted Ferret and Kalila are fine, well they were last night when they were going off to kareoke at their hotel.
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted Originally posted by Ayisha: update: it turned out quite well in the end,I put it as a 'todays special' after Ferret and myself had a taste and sold 4 lots in 2 hours :ekk: im well happy Obviously, being in a town like Luxor competition is rare, so anything would be 'todays special'..
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted not so Dzosser, lots of competition here. Restaurants and hotels every 10 paces
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted Originally posted by Ayisha: not so Dzosser, lots of competition here. Restaurants and hotels every 10 paces Nothing to write home about..probably.
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted come and see for yourself
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted quote: Originally posted by Dzosser: Originally posted by Ayisha: update: it turned out quite well in the end,I put it as a 'todays special' after Ferret and myself had a taste and sold 4 lots in 2 hours :ekk: im well happy Obviously, being in a town like Luxor competition is rare, so anything would be 'todays special'.. i didnt know it was a competition good for you girl, do you do this often? shut up dzosser
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted its not a competition micky. I manage a restaurant which should have 3 chefs, I fired one, the owner fired another so im left with one chef. We should have 'Specials' on the board but this chef only knows 3 which I am sick of seeing! So tried my hand at a new one which worked out well Sweet and Sour next
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted Originally posted by Ayisha: come and see for yourself Maybe if there's enough Mousaka left.. You scored 11111..halleluja.
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted so cool...i have plenty of specials for you..i do them everyday..so if you need help let me know , and what you want to cook, when i come over ill help you
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted Micky, why don't you come over to Luxor and start your own business ? This way we'll guarantee some 'real' competition with Ayisha's...you could easily kick ass too.
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted Dzosser I will make one just for you I made Lasagne few weeks ago from scratch, (no I dont have a machine) made it at home though just incase it turned out wrong. Took ages to make but was fantastic. next day was going to take some to work but hubby had eaten it all
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted quote: Originally posted by Dzosser: Micky, why don't you come over to Luxor and start your own business ? This way we'll guarantee some 'real' competition with Ayisha's...you could easily kick ass too. i plan on coming to egypt within the next year..we were thinking about opening a restaurant not sure where though.it would be an international cuisine, cause i like all kinds of food and can cook them quite well ...so i am told
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted Ayisha you poor thing Lasagne is sold ready made in every super market under the sun..what machine ?? Are you an Amish ?
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted pasta machine silly man and there is nothing like homemade pasta or Lasagna noodles
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted Dzosser, I have made Lasagne many many times but this one with home made pasta was truely the best I have ever had. I was surprised it made such a difference. I will buy a machine as soon as I find one which will make things easier and faster though. also the recipe I used was from an Italian cookbook, it added milk to the meat mix which I have never done before. I had to omit the red wine and bacon though but it made a difference. I am sooo glad to be back to enjoying cooking again after too many years, so is hubby
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted ayisha , you are right i always use milk in with my bread to soak for my meatballs..it comes out so light nothing like the ones that feel so heavy and dense my first MIL taught me that and she also put in fresh garlic , parsley and parm cheese too 1 egg and the soaked bread cubes she was from italy ..straight from the boat
Dzosser Member # 9572	posted I wish I knew how to cook.. Lucky hubby.
LiveItUp Member # 4811	posted who buys frozen lasagna? I think it's great she cooked it up from scratch....can't beat the taste..
Cheekyferret Member # 15263	posted I have to state that the Moussaka was lush... as were the cookies
Chef Mick Member # 11209	posted she made cookies too?
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted no, chef made the cookies, mine are better though
Cheekyferret Member # 15263	posted He made fab cookies, they were burnt at the bottom... yummy.
Ayisha Member # 4713	posted this is Egypt, everything gets burnt at the bottom!
Cheekyferret Member # 15263	posted As a rule I don't even slightly burnt anything but burnt cookies are lush.. think they remind me of my Grans cooking I had lush milkshakes at your place as well. Hmmm, is my diet childlike