Pastitsio

Name: Pastitsio
Total time: 120 s
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Olive Oil; 2 lb Ground Beef; 1 cup Dry White Wine; 14 oz Tomato Puree; 1 large Yellow Onion; 3 tbsp Chopped Fresh Parsey; 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice; 1 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese; 3 tbsp Breadcrumbs; 1 packages Elbow Macaroni; 4 Egg Whites; 1 Unsalted Butter; 1 Salt and Pepper to taste; 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon; 1 cup Unsalted Butter; 1 cup All Purpose Flour; 1 quart Milk, warmed; 8 Yolks, lightly beaten; 1 pinch Nutmeg

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Pastitsio

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Ingredients

2 mins

24 servings

1/2 cupOlive Oil
2 lbGround Beef
1 cupDry White Wine
14 ozTomato Puree
1 largeYellow Onion
3 tbspChopped Fresh Parsey
1/2 tspGround Allspice
1 1/2 cupGrated Parmesan Cheese
3 tbspBreadcrumbs
1 packagesElbow Macaroni
4Egg Whites
1Unsalted Butter
1Salt and Pepper to taste
1 tspGround Cinnamon
Bechamel Sauce
1 cupUnsalted Butter
1 cupAll Purpose Flour
1 quartMilk, warmed
8Yolks, lightly beaten
1 pinchNutmeg

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Steps

2 mins

1

Heat olive oil in large saute pan. Add ground beef and cook over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent.
2

Add wine, tomato sauce, parsley, allspice, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Allow to simmer over low heat 10 minutes. While sauce is simmering cook pasta.
3

Rinse noodles to cool slightly.
4

Stir breadcrumbs into meat sauce to absorb extra liquid. Remove from heat.
5

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.
6

Brush pan with olive oil. Layer bottom with half the noodles. and press down firmly. to make flat.
7

Layer beef evenly over pasta. Layer remaining pasta over beef.
8

Preheat oven to 350°F and start preparing Bechamel Sauce.
9

Melt butter in sauce pan over low heat. Using a whisk add flour continuously stirring to make smooth. Allow mixture to cook not brown.
10

Add warm milk in a steady stream, whisking continuously. Simmer over low heat until thickened but does not boil.
11

Remove from heat and add in beaten yolks. Add a pinch of nutmeg.
12

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.
13

Bake 45 minutes or until golden.