Pastitsio



by TheLadyEve

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  1. TheLadyEve

    Source: [Home Cooking Adventure](https://www.homecookingadventure.com/greek-pastitsio/)

    2 tbsp (30g) olive oil

    2 medium onions (6oz – 180g) , chopped

    2 cloves of garlic , minced

    1/3 cup (70g) tomato paste

    1 ⅔ pounds (750g) ground beef

    1 can (14oz- 400g) tomato puree

    1 tsp (5g) salt

    1 tsp (5g) sugar

    1/2 tsp (1g) ground black pepper

    1/3 tsp (1g) cinnamon

    bay leaves

    **For the Pasta**

    1 pound (500g) Greek pasta, Bucatini No.2

    2 tbsp (30g) olive oil

    1/4 cup (25g) Greek Kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese , grated

    2 tbsp fresh parsley

    **For Bechamel Sauce**

    1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil

    2/3 cup (80g) all-purpose flour

    4 cups (1 liter) milk

    1/2 tsp (1g) nutmeg

    3/4 tsp (4g) salt

    3 large eggs , beaten

    **For Topping**

    1/2 cup (50g) Greek Kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese

  2. fosighting

    Why would anyone put sugar in a dish like this? Yuck.

  3. njwineguy

    Doesn’t count unless you add one greek mother yelling about how long it takes to clean up.

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