Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, stacy's pastitsio. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Stacy's Pastitsio is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Stacy's Pastitsio is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
For the most part the flavor profiles of the two countries are similar. This by far is my FAVORITE Greek Recipe! You have to put this on your must try list.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stacy's pastitsio using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Stacy's Pastitsio:
Prepare 2 lb ground beef, lamb, pork or a mixture if you would like
Get 2 medium onions, chopped
Get 4 tsp garlic, chopped or 2 whole cloves minced
Get 1 can Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
Take 1 tbsp parsley, dried
Get 1 tsp oregano, dried
Prepare 3/4 tsp cinnamon, ground
Get 3/4 tsp kosher salt
Get 1/4 cup Merlot or substitute beef broth
Take 4 large eggs, beaten separately
Take 3 tbsp butter (or margerine)
Take 3 tsp all purpose flour (heaping)
Take 1 tsp cracked black pepper
Prepare 1 3/4 cup milk
Get 3/4 cup grated parmesean cheese
Get 1 box elbow macaroni, cooked & drained
You have to put this on your must try list. Definately Greek comfort food and great for a rainy day while watching a movie :) Rained for the past two days here and made th. Nothing speaks family dinner better than Pastitsio! Guys, there aren't enough words to describe this recipe!
Instructions to make Stacy's Pastitsio:
First the meat mixture. In a large skillet brown the ground meat, onion and garlic until the meat is brown and the onions tender.
Drain out fat & discard.
Stir in the diced tomatoes, wine, parsley, oregano, salt and cinnamon. Bring to boil and reduce heat and continue to simmer 10 minutes.
Take off heat and gradually stir in one of the beaten eggs (stir constantly till all combined or you will get scrambled eggs) then set aside.
Now for the sauce mixture. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter (or margarine.
Once melted, stir in the flour and pepper. Only add 1 1/2 cups of the milk. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more.
Gradually (while constantly stirring) add the sauce mixture to 2 of the beaten eggs. Stir in half of the parmesean cheese.
To the cooked elbow macaroni, toss with the remaining beaten egg, milk and parmesean.
Now to assemble: Spray a large 9x11 (not sure of size) baking pan with nonstick spray. Lanyard HALF of the macaroni mixture, add all the meat mixture, the other HALF of macaroni mixture, and then all of the sauce.
Sprinkle all over top some cinnamon to cover.
Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 30-35 minutes until set. Take out and let stand for 5 minutes. Serve.
Layer the pasta, top with the meat sauce and even out. Top the pastitsio with the bechamel sauce and smooth out with a spatula. Let the pastitsio cool down for a while before serving. Get Pastitsio Recipe from Food Network. My mother used to work so hard in the kitchen to make this classic Greek dish, and the results were always well worth her effort.
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