Cooking Recipe Pastitso (Greek Pasta Supreme)

Recipe Ingredients

LISA CRAWLEY TSPN00B

CREMA

1/2 c Butter

8 tb Flour

4 c Milk

4 ea To 6 Egg Yolks

1/4 ts Nutmeg

1 x Salt

1 x White Pepper

PASTITSO

8 oz Macaroni (2 c raw);cook and

1 x -drain

1 tb Olive oil

EAT FILLING

1 oz Butter

1 1/2 lb Beef; chopped

2 tb Tomato paste

3/4 c Dry Red Wine

1/2 ts Nutmeg

1 x Salt

1 x Freshly ground Black Pepper

1/4 ts Cinnamon

1/2 c Dried breadcrumbs

1 1/2 c Grated Kefalotiri OR

1 x Parmesan Cheese

1 lg Onion; finely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Melt 1 oz of butter in lg. 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 min., take off
heat, cool and mix in half the breadcrumbs and half the grated
cheese. Set aside. Do not allow meat to "bulk", keep it separated.
Cook the macaroni in boiling water with oil til soft. Drain and set
aside. Make crema. Stir in 1/4 c. cheese. 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 1/4 c reserved cheese. Spread all of the meat over the pasta.
Pour half the sauce over the meat and spread the rest of the pasta
over it. Sprinkle it with 2 TB. of cheese. Pour the rest of the sauce
on top and smooth with a spatula. Sprinkle with the rest of the
cheese and breadcrumbs and bake in the preheated oven 50-60 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares. Serve with Greek
salad and lots of chilled retsina wine. Cooking Classes: 1978.

Categories matching this recipe

Main dish ,Greek