Hi, I’m Jane. Today, we’re going to make pastitsio recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a very simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. Nowadays, I’m gonna make it a bit more unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Pastitsio Recipe
Pastitsio is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Pastitsio is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pastitsio using 20 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio:
- Make ready 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- Prepare 2 lb Ground Beef
- Take 1 cup Dry
- Get 14 oz Tomato Puree
- Get 1 large Yellow Onion
- Make ready 3 tbsp Chopped Fresh Parsey
- Take 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
- Take 1 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Prepare 3 tbsp Breadcbs
- Get 1 packages Elbow Macaroni
- Make ready 4 Egg Whites
- Get 1 Unsalted Butter
- Prepare 1 Salt and Pepper to taste
- Get 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- Get Bechamel Sauce
- Get 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- Take 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- Get 1 quart Milk, warmed
- Get 8 Yolks, lightly beaten
- Get 1 pinch Nutmeg
Instructions to make Pastitsio:
- Heat olive oil in large saute pan. Add ground beef and cook over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent.
- Add , tomato sauce, parsley, allspice, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Allow to simmer over low heat 10 minutes. While sauce is simmering cook pasta.
- Rinse noodles to cool slightly.
- Stir breadcbs into meat sauce to absorb extra liquid. Remove from heat.
- Melt 1/2 cup of butter in pasta pot and return noodles to the pot. Stir in beaten egg whites and 1 cup of Parmesan cheese. Toss lightly, do not break noodles.
- Brush pan with olive oil. Layer bottom with half the noodles. and press down firmly. to make flat.
- Layer beef evenly over pasta. Layer remaining pasta over beef.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and start preparing Bechamel Sauce.
- Melt butter in sauce pan over low heat. Using a whisk add flour continuously stirring to make smooth. Allow mixture to cook not brown.
- Add warm milk in a steady stream, whisking continuously. Simmer over low heat until thickened but does not boil.
- Remove from heat and add in beaten yolks. Add a pinch of nutmeg.
- Bechamel Sauce is thicker than gravy but not as thick as pudding. Pour sauce over noodles making sure to pour down into the corners. Layer with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake 45 minutes or until golden.
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