Greek Pastitsio With The Easiest, 5-Minute To Make Cream
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time1 minute min
Total Time16 minutes mins
Keyword: cheese, Dinner, Oven baked, pasta, Pork
Servings: 6 portions
Calories: 1011kcal
For The Sauce:
- 500 grams ground beef
- 500 grams ground pork
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 40 ml red wine
- 5 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 small tomato grated
- 5-6 pieces of cloves
- 5-6 pieces allspice
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 1 dried bay leaf
For The Cream:
- 500 grams milk
- 400 grams light cream 15% fat
- 200 grams milk
- 100 grams flour
- 2 eggs
- 50 grams Greek Kefalotyri or Romano cheese grated -plus some extra for adding on top
- ground nutmeg
For The Pasta:
- 350 grams Macaroni for Pastitsio
- 50 grams Greek Kefalotyri or Romano cheese grated
For The Sauce:
Heat olive oil in a cooking pot over high heat.
Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened.
Add the ground meat. Using a wooden spatula break the meat apart. Cook until all meat juices evaporate completely.
Pour in the wine and wait until it evaporates also.
Stir in the tomato paste, grated tomato, cloves, allspice, bay leaf and cinnamon.
Pour in enough water to cover the meat copletely. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until sauce thickens. Takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Meanwhile make the cream.
For The Cream:
In a small mixing bowl add the 100 out of the 200 grams milk. Whisk together with the flour to form a thick paste. Whisk in the remaining 100 grams of milk and set aside.
In a medium-sized cooking pot add the 500 grams of milk along with the 400 grams of cream. Heat over medium-high heat.
Once it gets to a boiling point (before it starts to boil) pour in the flour mixture. Cook until cream thickens while whisking constantly.
Remove from heat and set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
Whisk in the eggs and the grated cheese. Season with salt and pepper and a pinch of ground nutmeg.
Put Together:
Preheat oven to 220°C / 428°F.
In a 15x10 inch / 38x25 cm baking dish add ⅔ of the pasta. Sprinkle some cheese on top.
Spread evenly the sauce on top (if your sauce isn't thick enough, use a skimmer to do it). Sprinkle the remaining cheese(for the pasta) on top.
Top with the remaining pasta.
Add the cream evenly on top. Add a generous coating of grated cheese on top of the cream.
Bake for about 30 minutes. Or until cream looks firm enough, with a nice golden crust on top.
Let Pastitsio set for at least 30 minutes before cutting and serving.
Calories: 1011kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 70g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 262mg | Sodium: 605mg | Potassium: 994mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g