Make It Yourself: Recipe California Farm Venison Eggplant Moussaka Special for the Family

Ingredients for California Farm Venison Eggplant Moussaka

1. 3 layers of 1/4 ” thick slices of a one pound eggplant, salted, peels included
2. 4 Tbs California extra virgin Olive oil
3. 1 pound Ground venison
4. 1 large Yellow onion, diced
5. 4 Roma tomatoes, diced
6. 1 Tsp Oregano
7. 1/2 Tsp ground cinnamon
8. 1 Tsp sweet paprika
9. 1 cup Red cooking wine
10. 1 Tsp Sugar
11. 1 cup vegetable Bouillion
12. 2 Tbs California extra virgin olive oil
13. 1 heaping tablespoon of Greek Bechamel sauce flour, like cake flour
14. 1 Tsp Nutmeg
15. 1 cup heavy cream
16. 1 Tsp black pepper
17. 4 fresh farm Eggs
18. Breadcrumbs on top
19. Equipment: deep 6”x6” glass oven dish, cast iron sauce pan, mandolin slicer
20. Cost: venison $6, eggplant $1, eggs 80 cents, cream $1, broth 50 cents, wine 50 cents, other 20 cents, $2.50 per dinner

Cooking Instructions for making California Farm Venison Eggplant Moussaka

1

Slice eggplant thin in 1/4” slices, peels included, salt the slices 1/2 hour to extract the bitterness, rinse, dry.

2

Spray with olive oil. Broil or bake eggplant slices in oven till color develops. Keep eggplant slices soft, do not crisp.

3

Greek Bechamel sauce is thick, almost like an omelette, made with fresh large farm eggs. Fry flour with pepper and nutmeg in oil. Whisk, Add cream in small increments till fluid. Whisk in eggs, cook till stiff.

4

Make moussaka sauce. Fry diced onion and tomato slices with oregano, cinnamon, paprika in oil. Add wine, broth and Tsp of sugar, reduce sauce.

5

Brown Ground venison in Moussaka sauce: add meat to sauce to brown, stir till sauce looks this lucious..

6

Stack the moussaka three layers high in a deep square glass baking dish, layers as follows: 1/3 eggplant on bottom, 1/3rd ground meat mix on top, 1/3rd greek bechamel layer on top, 1/3 egg plant on top, 1/3 meat mix on top, 1/3 bechamel sauce on top, rest of egg plant on top, rest of meat mix over, then rest of bechamel sauce on top. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over.

7

Bake 45 minutes in oven at 350F degrees. Then broil top till crispy. Rest 15 minutes. Serve, enjoy.