Pastitso (greek pasta supreme)
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 8 | tablespoons | Flour |
| Salt | ||
| 4 | cups | Milk |
| White Pepper | ||
| 4 | To 6 Egg Yolks | |
| 8 | ounces | Macaroni (2 c raw) -- cook |
| And | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Olive oil |
| Drain | ||
| 1 | ounce | Butter |
| Salt | ||
| 1 | large | Onion -- finely chopped |
| Freshly ground Black Pepper | ||
| 1½ | pounds | Ground beef |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 2 | tablespoons | Tomato paste |
| ½ | cup | Dried breadcrumbs |
| ¾ | cup | Dry Red Wine |
| 1½ | cup | Grated Kefalotiri OR |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| Parmesan Cheese | ||
Directions
CREMA
PASTISTO
MEAT FILLING
Preheat oven to 350~. Melt 1 oz of butter in large skillet and saute onion til soft and transparent. Add the meat, cook until browned. Mix tomato paste with wine and add to meat. Continue cooking, adding nutmeg, salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Cook about 15 m To Assemble: Grease a baking dish (LIKE A LASAGNA PAN) and sprinkle it with breadcrumbs. Spread half the cooked pasta over the bottom of the dish and sprinkle it with ¼ c reserved cheese. Spread all of the meat over the pasta. Pour half the sauce over t Recipe By :