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Traditional Greek pastitsio (παστίτσιο, pastítsio) is an authentic Greek Lasagne – a baked dish that combines layers of pasta, ground meat and velvety béchamel sauce to create the ultimate comfort food. The Pastitsio (or Pastichio) is a famous Greek pasta bake with a spiced meat sauce and a silky béchamel. It's ideal for a delicious Sunday dinner and it also freezes very well.
Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, pastitsio (greek pasta bake). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have pastitsio (greek pasta bake) using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake):
- {Prepare 2 lb of ground beef or lamb.
- {Take 1 large of onion – diced.
- {Prepare 2 clove of garlic – minced.
- {Make ready 1 cup of tomato sauce (approx 1 – 8 oz can).
- {Make ready 1/2 cup of dry red wine – I use shiraz.
- {Get 1 can of petite diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can).
- {Get 1 tbsp of parsley.
- {Make ready 1 tsp of salt.
- {Make ready 1 tsp of cinnamon.
- {Take 1/4 tsp of nutmeg.
- {Prepare 1/4 tsp of pepper.
- {Make ready 1 lb of pasta – macaroni or ziti.
- {Make ready 4 of eggs – divided.
- {Take 1 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese – divided.
- {Make ready 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- {Make ready 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick).
- {Get 1 cup of ap flour.
- {Make ready 3 cup of milk.
Nothing speaks family dinner better than Pastitsio! Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil over a high heat. Drain and combine with the meat sauce. Add the cooked onions to the sauce and let everything cool.
Instructions to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake):
- Preheat oven to 375° and grease/spray a 13×9 baking dish..
- In a large skillet – brown ground beef and onion. Drain. Add garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes..
- Add in tomato sauce, wine, can of undrained diced tomatoes and seasonings. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste – adjust seasoning if desired..
- While meat is simmering – cook pasta. Do not overcook – pasta should be just shy of al dente..
- Drain pasta. Return pasta to pot and mix in olive oil, 2 beaten eggs and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese..
- Now start the bechamel/white sauce. In a large saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Add in flour and whisk until it's a smooth paste. Cook for a minute or two but do not brown..
- Slowly add in milk and cook for a few minutes, whisking constantly, until sauce thickens..
- Remove from heat. Season to taste with salt, pepper & a bit of nutmeg. Mix in 2 beaten eggs & remaining 1 cup of parmesan cheese. This will be a very thick sauce – if it's too thick to work with you can add a bit more milk..
- Assembly time : ) Spread half of the pasta mixture evenly on the bottom of the casserole dish – make sure bottom is completely covered..
- Evenly spread the entire meat mixture over bottom pasta layer..
- Top meat with remaining pasta..
- Pour the bechamel/sauce on top of noodles. With a spoon spread sauce making sure to get edges and corners. Sauce should be nearly to top of casserole dish – you may have a little leftover..
- Bake for 45 minutes – top will be golden brown. Let rest for 20 minutes before cutting. Enjoy : ).
Pastitsio, or pastichio (the spelling doesn't translate so well) combines two family favourites – macaroni and cheese and pasta bolognese to form a sort of Greek lasagne. Basically it is pasta in a bolognese-type sauce topped with a simple Béchamel sauce and baked in the oven. For the traditional pastitsio / Pasticcio recipe, layers of pasta, juicy minced beef and velvety béchamel sauce are baked together to create the ultimate Greek comfort food! Along with the legendary dish moussaka of course. The beef is cooked in a tomato sauce along with aromatic spices.
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