Pastitsio (macaroni mince casserole)

Name: Pastitsio (macaroni mince casserole)
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 2 Onions, 2 garlic cloves; 3-4 Tbsp Olive oil; 1 kg minced lamb or beef; 2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste; 1 can(s) (850 ml) Tomatoes; 7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper; 500 g Macaroni; 120 g Kefalotiri cheese (Greek hard cheese; substitute for Parmesan); 2 TABLESPOONS + 60 g butter, 60 g flour; 1 l milk, nutmeg; 4 eggs , 1 bunch of parsley (Gr. M); 7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs

AUTHOR
Antoine Long

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
105 mins

TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 7

2 Onions, 2 garlic cloves
3-4 Tbsp Olive oil
1 kg minced lamb or beef
2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
1 can(s) (850 ml) Tomatoes
7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper
500 g Macaroni
120 g Kefalotiri cheese (Greek hard cheese; substitute for Parmesan)
2 TABLESPOONS + 60 g butter, 60 g flour
1 l milk, nutmeg
4 eggs , 1 bunch of parsley (Gr. M)
7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs

Directions

1
Peel and chop the onions and garlic. Fry them in a large pan in hot oil. Fry the minced meat until crumbly. Sweat tomato paste with. Add tomatoes with juice, chop. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. Let cool off
2
Cook the pasta until al dente. Grate cheese. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Drain noodles, mix with butter and half of the cheese
3
Sweat flour in 60 g hot butter. Stir in milk, bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Whisk 3 eggs and 5 tablespoons of water and stir into it (do not boil any more!)
4
Wash and chop the parsley. Mix 1 egg and 2 tablespoons of cheese. Stir everything into the mince
5
Grease a large casserole dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Layer half noodles, minced meat, half pasta and sauce one after the other. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for approx. 40 minutes