Pastitsio

Ingredients

  • 500 g of macaroni
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 200 g red onions
  • 20 g soft butter
  • 6 cl of olive oil
  • 500 g chopped beef
  • 200 g chopped pork chest
  • 2 cl of sherry vinegar
  • 20 cl of chicken broth
  • 800 g crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 20 g sugar
  • Salt and mill pepper

  • 40 g grated cascaval
  • Béchamel

  • 150 g soft butter
  • 150 g T45 flour
  • 80 cl of whole fresh milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 pinch of nutmeg

Preparation

  1. Cook the Al dente macaroni in salt water. Drain, book. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.

  2. Chop the garlic and onions. Sweat them in a pan with half of the olive oil and butter. Let them caramelize over low heat for 20 minutes.

  3. Add the meats and the rest of the olive oil, then let reduce while mixing for 20 minutes. When the meat sticks to the pan, deglaze with sherry vinegar.

  4. Wet with the chicken broth, add the tomatoes, cinnamon and half the sugar.

  5. Boil, then let reduce over low heat 50 minutes.

  6. Season with the remaining sugar, salt, pepper.

  7. Prepare the Béchamel. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and cook over low heat. Add the previously heated milk and whip continuously.

  8. Beat the egg yolks and add them to the preparation, in three times, while whisking.

  9. Season with nutmeg, and salt.

  10. Arrange the macaroni in a buttered dish.

  11. Remove the cinnamon sticks from the meat and place them on the pasta, then pour the Béchamel sauce.

  12. Sprinkle with grated Cascaval and bake for 45 minutes.

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