A blanket of béchamel makes everything better.
, out of the oven and set it down on my station in the test kitchen to cool. The smell of roasted lamb, mint, and oregano drew Chris Morocco, fellow senior food editor, over to my station. He described the moussaka of his dreams from a small mom and poprestaurant in his hometown of Newton, MA, called Farm Grill and Rotisserie. They use potatoes, eggplant, and beef . When I told him I was using lamb, eggplant and tomatoes, he game me a little side-eye.
But that’s what happens with comfort food from any culture—every person, every town, every grandmother has their own version that they love. The more I researched this dish the more variations I found. Some are more stew-y, some more casserole-y, some use zucchini or potato, while others use beef or chickpeas. It's all a matter of what country you’re in and what ingredients are more readily available., eggplant, and tomatoes were a given.
The white sauce that goes on top or béchamel is probably my favorite part. A béchamel is a fancy term for cream gravy or more specifically, a sauce made from a roux of butter, flour, and milk. But why stop there?And it gives it more flavor . I'm fond of farmer’s cheese, a fresh cow's milk cheese that's pretty inexpensive and it amps up the flavor of the milk. I also added, which is a salty, dry sheep’s milk cheese from Italy.
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