Greek Pastitsio

Ever since I can remember , this was always my favourite dish. Kids ABSOLUTELY love it you just won't get enough of it!!!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 10-12
• Yields: 1 large dish

Ingredients

• 750  g pasta, size 2

• Meat Sauce

• 750  g  minced meat
• 100  ml olive oil
• 1  cup  beef stock
• 2  large onions, finely chopped
• 5  garlic cloves, crushed
• 2  fresh tomatoes, diced or 500  g tomato puree
• 4  tablespoons tomato paste
• 1  handful mixed herbs
• 3  cinnamon sticks
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
•  pepper

• Bechamel Sauce

• 1  cup olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1200  ml milk
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup  mizithra cheese
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons nutmeg

Directions

1. MEAT SAUCE
2. Saute Onions in Oil and add Minced Meat
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer on low for 45 minute.
4. Remove Cinnamon Sticks.
5. BECHAMEL SAUCE.
6. Heat Oil, add Flour, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Add Milk very gradually stirring all the time.
8. Remove from heat.
9. Cool a little and add eggs.
10. Then add Mitzithra and Nutmeg.
11. Place ½ the Macaroni into a dish and salt a little.
12. Add Minced Meat and then the rest of Macaroni.
13. Pour Bechamel Sauce on top.
14. Sprinkle with Mitzithra.
15. Bake at 180C for 45 minuits.