Pastitsada from Mrs Toula

Name: Pastitsada from Mrs Toula
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 kg beef; 1 kg hollow pasta No5 (or penne); 4 tbsp butter; half cup oil; 3 large onions; 6 cloves garlic; salt, pepper; red pepper; 1 pinch sugar; 4 tbsp tomato paste; 3/4 cup red wine; 4 tbsp vinegar; cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, bay leaves, pimento, cumin (spetsieriko)

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Seeing the recipe of pastitsada that already exists I thought of adding the one that I use. It is from the book "Kορφιάτικες γεύσεις της καλής και της νόνας" by Toula Katsarou - Vergeti and is slightly more complicated.

Recipe by asotiro

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Recipe by asotiro

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Ingredients

2 kgbeef
1 kghollow pasta No5 (or penne)
4 tbspbutter
halfcup oil
3large onions
6 clovesgarlic
salt, pepper
red pepper
1 pinchsugar
4 tbsptomato paste
3/4 cupred wine
4 tbspvinegar
cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, bay leaves, pimento, cumin (spetsieriko)

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Steps

1

Cut the meat in pieces and wash it.
2

Use a deep pot with oil to sauté it well till golden brown.
3

Add the onion and continue to sauté.
4

Deglaze gradually with vinegar and let it simmer at low heat.
5

When it is tender add the garlic and the spices and sauté all.
6

Deglaze with wine.
7

Add the salt and hot water as much is needed to cover the meat. Close the lid and let it simmer in low heat till the meat is tender.
8

Remove the lid, add the tomato paste dissolved in hot water and let everything boil till the sauce is quite thick.
9

Boil the pasta, strain and pour browned butter over it.
10

Put some sauce on the serving platter that you are going to use, toss the pasta to combine, sprinkle with cheese and add the meat on top with the rest of the sauce.