Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pastitsio (greek pasta bake). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pastitsio is a favorite traditional Greek dinner recipe. You certainly don't have to make it this way, just know that the pasta dish will be more "loose" and will. The Pastitsio (or Pastichio) is a famous Greek pasta bake with a spiced meat sauce and a silky béchamel.
Pastitsio (greek pasta bake) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Pastitsio (greek pasta bake) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pastitsio (greek pasta bake) using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio (greek pasta bake):
- Make ready 500 grams (gluten free) pasta e.g. fusilli
- Take 1 sea salt
- Make ready 1 extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare 500 ml (semi-skimmed) milk
- Get 3 tsp margarine
- Make ready 6 tbsp corn flour
- Prepare 2 tsp grated nutmeg
- Prepare 500 grams minced veal or extra lean beef
- Make ready 250 ml tomato passata
- Take 1 large onion, finely squared
- Make ready 1 clove garlic, finely grated
- Take 1 tsp grated cinammon
- Make ready 2 tsp allspice
- Take 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Take 1/2 cup red dry wine or 1/4 cup cognac
- Prepare 1 cup grated goat's cheese (e.g. feta)
We love Pastitsio in part because it's so delicious and shamelessly in part because the name is so much fun to say. Ten years ago I was researching pasta bake recipes for a friend who was about to give birth when I came across a list of pasta bakes from around the world. Since it's Pasta Week at The Kitchn, I thought I'd share one of my favorite carb-loaded recipes. It was my oldest sister that first introduced me to Pastitsio, although we just thought it was a "baked lamb casserole" at the time.
Steps to make Pastitsio (greek pasta bake):
- Boil the pasta in salted water and a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil , until al dente. Then drain. You shouldn't need to rinse with cold water, because you added oil during boiling.
- Boil the milk in a pan and then reduce the heat. Add the margarine and cornflour ehile continuously stiring to avoid burning at the bottom of the pan. I used a hand mixer at a slow speed. When the sause is slightly thick , you add the nutmeg and set aside.
- In another pan, you saute the minced meat. When brown and all juices are reduced, you add the finely chopped onion and grated garlic until transparent and flavour the minced meat. Then you pour either the wine or cognac. If kids are sharing this dish, then you can skip the alcohol. Then in go the passata and spices. You reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until you get a thick sauce with some juice left.
- In a baking tray, you place half of the pasta with some grated cheese and a scoop of the white sauce whle mixing everything evenly. Then you pour on top of the pasta mix, all the minced meat sauce with a scoop of the white sauce. Finally, you place the remaining pasta with some grated cheese ontop of the previous layers. At the end, you pour the remaining white sauce and grated cheese on top of the final pasta layer. You bake for 20- 30 minutes in a pre- heated oven (at 180oC) or until the top layer becomes golden (I know mine looks more brown :-) ).
It wasn't until I researched the recipe further that I learned its real Greek origins. Pastitsio is Greek comfort food, pasta layered with meat, cheese and béchamel sauce. Come to think of it, I think the whole family likes it. Greek Pastitsio recipe - this Greek pasta bake with cheese sauce closely resembles Lasagne and will be a hit with the entire family. There are certain recipes that take me straight back to my childhood and this Greek Pastitsio - mince and pasta bake with cheese sauce, is just one of those dishes.
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