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Pastitsio
Greece
The Greek family celebration dish. No Greek birthday or name day is complete without it.
Greek baked pasta — tubes of pasta with spiced minced beef in a rich tomato sauce, topped with a thick béchamel and baked until golden. Greece's answer to lasagne.
Prep
30 mins
Cook
60 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
470 kcal
Serves
8
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
500gziti or penne pasta, cooked
600gbeef mince
400gtinned tomatoes
1onion
1 tspcinnamon
1 tspallspice
100gParmesan or kefalotyri, grated
100gbutter
100gflour
800mlmilk
2eggs, for béchamel
Method
1
Brown mince with onion, cinnamon and allspice. Add tomatoes. Simmer 15 minutes.
2
Make thick béchamel. Whisk in eggs and half the cheese.
3
Layer: pasta, meat sauce, pasta, béchamel. Top with remaining cheese.
4
Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes until golden.
Chef's Tip
The béchamel must be very thick — a thin sauce produces a runny pastitsio.
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