Pastitiso

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:46:07 GMT

Step 1

In a large, hot skillet, add olive oil and start to saute your onions. About 1-2 minutes. Add the beef, salt and pepper and brown. Add garlic, parsley stir and saute for a few minutes more before adding the tomato sauce, water and cinamon. Continue to simmer for about 15 minutes and the liquid is absorbed. Cook pasta in salted bioling water until al dente. drain and add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil, a cup of parmesan and mix together. Brush a 2 inch baking pan with butter or olive oil. Layer bottom of the pan with the pasta. Cover with meat mixture, create a top layer with the remaining pasta. For the bechamel sauce, warm the milk in a separate sauce pan and melt a stick of butter in another. whisk in flour until lightly browned. Slowly add your milk, stirring the whole time. Stir until it's slightly thickened. Add 1 cup of parm and stir until incorporated. Slowly whisk in the egg yolks and continue to stir. Add the nutmeg, salt and white pepper (so it doesn't speckle the color of your sauce). Take it to a nice thick texture so it can form a top layer. Too thin and it will seep down into your filling. Pour crema sauce over the top of your pastitsio and level off with a spatula. Sprinkle left over cheese from the pasta mixture over the top of the crema. Bake at 350 until golden brown on top. About 45 minutes to an hour. Remove from oven and let stand for 20 minutes or so, so the pieces hold together when you cut. Plate and enjoy.

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