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Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake)

Name: Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 garlic cloves; 2 red onions; 2 lb beef mince; 3/4 cup red wine; 28 oz canned crushed tomato; 2 beef bouillon cubes; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp white sugar; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 3/4 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 7 tbsp butter; 3/4 cup flour; 4 cup milk; 1/8 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 oz Kefalotyri Greek cheese; 2 egg yolks; 14 oz Pastitsio No. 2 pasta / Greek bucatini; 4 oz feta; 2 egg whites; 3 oz Kefalotyri Greek cheese

Serves 8 · 2 hrs 15 min total

Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake) includes olive oil, garlic cloves, red onions. Total time: 135 minutes. Serves 8.

Ingredients

Meat Sauce15

2 tbsp olive oil

3 garlic cloves, finely minced

2 red onions, finely chopped, sub yellow or brown onions

2 lb beef mince, ground beef

¾ cup red wine, Note 1, dry

28 oz canned crushed tomato

2 beef bouillon cubes, crumbled, stock cubes

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp white sugar

1 bay leaf

½ tsp cinnamon powder

1 cinnamon stick, or extra 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

¼ tsp ground cloves

¾ tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

Greek Bechamel7

7 tbsp butter, unsalted

¾ cup flour, plain/all purpose

4 cups milk, whole/full fat best but low fat ok

⅛ tsp nutmeg, preferably freshly grated

½ tsp salt

3 oz Kefalotyri Greek cheese, finely shredded, sub Parmesan or Romano, Note 2

2 egg yolks, egg whites are used in the pasta

Pasta3

14 oz Pastitsio No. 2 pasta / Greek bucatini, sub small ziti, penne or normal bucatini, Note 3

4 oz feta, crumbled

2 egg whites, yolks used in Béchamel

Topping1

3 oz Kefalotyri Greek cheese, finely grated, sub parmesan or Romano, Note 2

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