Pastitsio (greek pasta bake)
Pastitsio (greek pasta bake)

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The Best Greek Pastitsio recipe (Pastichio)! An authentic Greek Lasagna dish to recreate this traditional delight just like my grandma used to make it! For the traditional pastitsio / Pasticcio recipe, layers of pasta, juicy minced beef and velvety béchamel sauce are baked together to create the.

Pastitsio (greek pasta bake) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pastitsio (greek pasta bake) is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have pastitsio (greek pasta bake) using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio (greek pasta bake):
  1. Take 500 grams (gluten free) pasta e.g. fusilli
  2. Take 1 sea salt
  3. Make ready 1 extra virgin olive oil
  4. Get 500 ml (semi-skimmed) milk
  5. Take 3 tsp margarine
  6. Make ready 6 tbsp corn flour
  7. Prepare 2 tsp grated nutmeg
  8. Get 500 grams minced veal or extra lean beef
  9. Prepare 250 ml tomato passata
  10. Make ready 1 large onion, finely squared
  11. Make ready 1 clove garlic, finely grated
  12. Get 1 tsp grated cinammon
  13. Make ready 2 tsp allspice
  14. Take 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  15. Take 1/2 cup red dry wine or 1/4 cup cognac
  16. Take 1 cup grated goat's cheese (e.g. feta)

It wasn't until I researched the recipe further that I learned its real Greek origins. I'm Despina and I show you how to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake). 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.

Steps to make Pastitsio (greek pasta bake):
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 :-) ).

This Pastitsio is a flavoursome Greek classic. Often called Greek Lasagna, a few simple steps and these layers of pasta, rich meat sauce and creamy If you've never tried the classic Greek Pastitsio then you're missing out. The pasta, a tomato based meat sauce and bechamel topping lead some to. 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.

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