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A baked Greek pasta with flavorful lamb (or beef) bolognese & nutmeg-infused bechamel. A simple authentic recipe for Pastitsio- a baked Greek pasta dish with a rich flavorful lamb It's a pretty rich dish so serve it up with a leafy green salad. One of my favorite baked pasta.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook greek lamb pastitsio bake with rocket salad using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Greek lamb pastitsio bake with rocket salad:
- Get 500 g lamb mince
- Prepare 2 tbsp dried oregano
- Make ready 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Take 2 brown onion
- Take 2 garlic clove
- Take 2 beef stock cube
- Get 100 g wild rocket
- Take 400 g tortiglioni pasta
- Take 4 tbsp tomato paste
- Make ready 30 ml balsamic vinegar
- Make ready 160 g mature cheddar
- Prepare 60 g butter
- Prepare 60 g flour
- Make ready 700 ml milk
- Get olive oil
- Make ready pepper
- Prepare salt
To assemble the pastitsio, lightly grease a rectangular baking dish. Greek Pastitsio - baked pasta dish by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis. A delicious Greek recipe made with ziti pasta, ground meat, béchamel sauce cheeses and herbs! Bake for forty minutes until set and golden brown.
Instructions to make Greek lamb pastitsio bake with rocket salad:
- Here are the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 200C (fan). Boil a kettle. Heat a large, dry, wide-based pan over a medium heat.
- Add the lamb mince to the pan and cook for 4-5 min. Break up the mince with a wooden spoon as you go.
- Meanwhile, peel and finely dice the brown onions. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
- Make a tomato stock: Dissolve the beef stock cubes and tomato paste in 550ml boiler water.
- Add the diced onion and chopped garlic to the pan and cook for 7-8 min further (or until the onion has softened). Once softened, add the ground cinnamon and dried oregano and cook for 1 min further (or until fragrant). Once fragrant, add the tomato stock and cook for 4-5 min further (or until thickened to a ragu-like consistency).
- Meanwhile, add the tortiglioni to a pot of boiled water with a large pinch of salt and bring to the boil over a high heat. Cook the pasta for 8-10 min (al dente!). Once done, drain and rinse under cold water and set aside for later. (This gets rid of the pasta starch and will stop it sticking together). Save for later.
- Meanwhile, make a roux: Return the pot to a medium heat with 60g butter. Once melted, add 60g flour and stir with a wooden spoon for 1-2 min (or until a sandy paste forms).
- Turn your roux into a bechamel sauce: Gradually whisk 700ml milk into the roux, a little at a time, and cook for 5 min (or until a smooth thick sauce remains).
- Add the cooked pasta to the lamb and give everything a good mix up. Add the mix to an oven-proof dish and top with the bechamel sauce. Grate the cheddar cheese over the top and season with black better. Put the dish in the oven for 20-25 min (or until golden brown).
- You now have 20-25 min to do chores and prepare the salad. To prepare the salad: Combine the balsamic vinegar and 4 tbsp olive oil in a bowl. Wash and dry the rocket. Combine and mix with the vinegar & oil. (Some pine nuts and crispy fried onions are also a nice addition.)
- Keep an eye on the bake. Once golden, remove it from the oven. Allow a little time to cool slightly. Serve with the dressed rocket.
A traditional Greek lasagna called pastitsio (pasticcio) - layers of ziti pasta, beef sauce, bechamel sauce, sprinkled with Feta and Gruyere cheese! Pastitsio is a very good example. This dish is widely popular in Greek cuisine but I knew nothing about it until fairly recently. I saw a pastitsio recipe online. This Greek baked pasta dish layers ground lamb, roasted eggplant, feta, and penne into a hearty fall or winter casserole.
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