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Pastitsio-- From Cindy

I have eaten this dish at an Italian restaurant and hope to try this recipe soon.


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Recipe





Here you go!! Authentic Pastitsio Recipe....Authentic Pastitsio Recipe

1/2 cup butter
2 lbs ground beef (I sometimes sub lamb)
1 onion chopped
1 cup dry white wine
2 tomatoes, peeled & thinly sliced
3 tbsp chopped parsely
1 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp pepper (or to taste)
1 cup grated kefalotyri (you asked for
authentic, , you can sub Parmesan)
3 tbsp bread crumbs
l pound macaroni, preferably Ziti
4 egg whites (reserve yolks for sauce)
1/2 cup butter
Sauce.... to follow

Heat 1/2 cup butter & brown meat. Then push meat to one side of pan & add onion. Saute
onion til soft. Stir onion & meat together. When meat begins to sizzle, add wine. Stir &
add tomatoes, parsley, salt cinnamon & pepper. Simmer, covered, for 1/2 hour. Add
2 tbs cheese & bread crumbs. Stir & let stand. Cook macaroni in boiling salted water for 10
minutes. Drain well. Stir the egg whigtes into the macaroni along with 1/2 cup butter &
all but 2 tbsp of the remaining cheese. Toss to combine.

Make the sauce.

Place half the macaroni in a 9 X 13 inch baking pan & cover with the meat mix. Layer
the rest of the macaroni onto the meat mix & cover with the sauce. With a spatula, push
some of the sauce around the inside of the pan. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over
the top. Bake in preheated (350) oven until the top is golden & the sauce set, about 45
minutes. Remove from the oven & let stand 10 - 15 min before cutting.

Serves 24 as first course, or 12 as a main dish.

Sauce:
6 tbsp butter
6 tbsp flour
2 cups boiling chicken broth or bouillon
l2 cups milk, warmed
4 egg yolks, beaten

In a suace pan, melt buter over low heat. Using a wire whisk, stir in flour & blend well. Remove from heat. Gradually stir
in broth & milk; then stir vigorously. Return to heat & cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick & smooth.Stir a bit of
the hot sauce into the egg yolks, Stir yolk mixture into sauce & cook over very low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.