Pastitsio

Ingredients

Meat Sauce

• 1½ tbsp olive oil
• 2 units white onions, diced
• 1 unit carrot, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 800-900 g lean ground beef
• ¾ cup red wine
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• ¾ tsp all spice
• 3 units bay leaves
• 28 oz canned tomatoes, diced or whole
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 cup water

Bechamel Sauce

• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 tbsp all purpose flour
• 4 cups whole milk (room temperature)
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 2 cups grated parmesan or kefalograviera cheese
• 4 units eggs, beaten

Pasta

• 400-425 g Greek pasta noodles (Pastitsio No 2 or Greek bucatini)

Instructions

Nutrition Facts (estimated)