Category: Meat

Today The Hubby wanted to have some lamb. We got half a kilo of lamb chops at the market which amounted to about five small slices. Sigh. A few days ago, my aunt texted me on this marinade she tried for lamb chops so I followed the recipe. It was lovely. The problem was, I overcooked the lamb chops in the oven so we didn’t get to really taste the flavours in the meat. Next time I cook lamb chops using the frozen ones at Giant (cheaper and better) I’ll use this marinade again.

Recipe

1. Blend garlic, salt, olive oil, mint leaves, paprika, cumin powder, lemon juice, black pepper.

I first learnt of this Greek/Turkish dish from my aunt when she was staying in this lovely house in Pasir Ris. I fell in love with this dish. I’m sure many would like this dish too. What’s there not to like? Beef bolognaise? Check. Eggplant? Check. Bechamel sauce? Check. Cheese? Double Check.

Of course, there are some, like The Hubby, who don’t like eggplants. And there are some, like my friend W_, who doesn’t normally eat eggplants except for the ones in my moussaka dish 😀 December holidays I’ll make some for you W_. For those who don’t eat eggplants, you can use sliced potatoes instead. Or you can be like my other friend S_ who will eat the top layer (the one with the potatoes and cheese) and leave out the bottom layer. Hmmm…seems like a lot of people I know don’t eat eggplants. 

This is my shortcut moussaka recipe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The moussaka unfortunately though tasty wasn’t a hit today. The hit dish was my salmon pesto. Unfortunately, I only had four slices of salmon and so it was very unsatisfying for my guests. I’ll post the recipe for bechamel sauce too. I hope you’ll try making moussaka. It’s exactly the same as making lasagne so if you want to make lasagne, just omit all the vegetables and layer the bolognaise with lasagne pasta. Happy cooking!

For today’s lunch, I decided to make kofta because the only thing I had in the freezer was a packet of minced beef. When I got back home from work, I quickly mixed the minced beef with cumin powder, coriander powder, ginger paste, garlic paste, a tiny bit of black pepper, salt and a bit of paprika powder. I then went outside to The Hubby’s potted plant garden and snipped off some mint. I chopped the mint and mixed them into the beef mixture. After which, I added a little bit of olive oil and shaped them into elongated patties. My weakness is inconsistency. I cannot and am not good at creating perfect shapes of the same size. That’s why I hate baking cookies during Hari Raya. I like to think of myself as a more bohemian rustic sort of person. I did grow up in the Grunge era. :p So anyway, after browning the patties in olive oil, I finished the cooking process in the oven and served the koftas with a big dollop of Greek yoghurt and bread.