Pastitsio - Mediterranean Recipe

Pastitsio

🌍 Mediterranean, Greece Difficulty: ●●●○○

Greek pasta dishes reflect Venetian-era influence on Ionian islands.

Ingredients

• 500g tubular pasta (bucatini or ziti)
• 500g ground beef
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 400g crushed tomatoes
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup white wine. Béchamel: 80g butter
• 80g flour
• 750ml milk
• 3 egg yolks
• nutmeg

Method

1. Cooking — Cook pasta al dente. Make meat sauce with beef, onion, garlic, tomatoes, wine, cinnamon.
2. Making — Make thick béchamel as for moussaka.
3. Layering — Layer: half pasta → all meat sauce → remaining pasta → béchamel.
4. Baking — Bake 190°C (375°F)/190°C (375°F) 45 minutes until set and golden.

Tags: tubular pasta, ground beef, onion, garlic cloves, crushed tomatoes · Source: Brittani's Almanac