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Millefeuille of Moussaka
Millefeuille of Moussaka with Grilled Eggplant, Lamb Ragu and Crispy Eggplant
Voiceover: "Our chef calls this a millefeuille of moussaka. Parsnip, carrot, cucumber, and eggplant were all chopped in the food processor and then put into that lamb mixture. On the bottom floor, we've got tzatziki going up, grilled eggplant, lamb ragu, some more eggplant, then more lamb, then more tzatziki, and then finally crowned with that crispy eggplant at the penthouse."
Chef (Adam Sobel): "My mind goes moussaka. It's a classic layered dish. With the moussaka, you want to get the lamb seared and get it rolling and build flavors. Greek cuisine is something I love to eat, so moussaka just made sense."
"I need to get the sofrito for the moussaka base rolling. Sweet parsnip, some baby carrots, garlic. There's cucumber in there as well."
"The base for the moussaka is grilled eggplant."
"The dish needs a contrast, so I wanted to have a crispy element. Guys, we're doing a little crispy eggplant layer to go along with the other goodies."
"This is tzatziki labneh. We're gonna do it with mint. And then I grate the cucumber through the food processor. It's got great texture."
"Plating begins. Nice layer of the tzatziki, grilled eggplant goes over the top. Top of that, the lamb ragu over the top of that."
{Scott Conant}: "This is like hitting all the notes, right? Layered, check. Food processor, check. Delicious, check. Tzatziki, eggplant, lamb. It will always work. It will always be delicious. And this crispy little coin here, really delicious."
Marcus Samuelsson: "When I see layered, I want to see layers, and I love that there were multiple floors. I go right to the penthouse first, and I just ate that fried eggplant, whether it was tempura or whatever it was, but it was crispy. Amazing. The tzatziki with the cucumbers was delicious, but there's not enough of that in here for me."
{Kenny Orringer}: "The top coin of the eggplant is beautiful, but the bottom layers of the eggplant need a little bit more cook time."
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