Recipe of Moussaka in an air fryer

Ingredients

• For vegetables:
• 1 eggplant cut into slices
• 1 potato cut into slices
• 1.5 liters of water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon spice mix for moussaka (See my recipe)
• For the stir-fry:
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion cut into pieces
• 200 grams minced pork and beef
• 4 ripe tomatoes cut into cubes
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon moussaka spice mix
• For the bechamel:
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon wheat flour
• 1/2 tablespoon Ras al Hanout (or grated nutmeg)
• 300 ml whole milk
• To complete the filling:
• 4 slices of cheese to melt
• 200 ml fried tomato

Directions

1. 1

   For the vegetables: In a bowl large enough, make a brine with the water, a tablespoon of salt and another tablespoon of a mixture of spices for moussaka Cut the eggplant into slices of 5 millimeters more or less and peel and cut the potatoes into slices of the same thickness. Throw the eggplants in the brine first and on top of the potatoes, so the eggplant does not float. Let it macerate for half an hour. In a pot, add the brine with the vegetables and cook 10 minutes over high heat. Drain

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   For the stir-fry: In a hot pan, add the oil, onion, minced meat and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Add the diced tomato, salt, pepper and spices. Continue poaching for another 10 minutes. Temper and reserve

3. 3

   For the bechamel: In the same hot pan to make the sauce, add the oil, flour and toast it. Add a little milk and stir. Add another splash of milk and stir again. Repeat until you add all the milk and get a homogeneous cream without lumps. We added the Ras to the Hanout and remove again

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   We assemble the plate in two trays of the right size (small) for the basket of our fryer. You can also make this recipe on a single tray and in a traditional oven. But I have used the fryer and therefore I have to do it in two, a rectangular Pyrex one and a metal bowl 18 cm in diameter.

5. 5

   We preheat the air fryer

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   Place on the bottom of the tray in order:

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   - a layer of cooked potato

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   - another one of stir-frito

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   - another one with cooked eggplant

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    - a slice of cheese

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    - another layer of stir-fry

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    - another layer of eggplant

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    - another slice of cheese

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    - a layer of fried tomato

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    - a good layer of bechamel

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    - sprinkle moussaka spice mix on top

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    And all that remains is to put each tray in the air fryer for 10 minutes at 200 degrees