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Pastítsio
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- 25 min hands-on
- 65 min total
- Serves 6
- about $4–7 a serving
- Chicken or turkey
- oven
- skillet
- large pot
Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.
Ingredients serves 6
- 600gpenne rigatecheck the label: may contain eggs
- salted water
- 1 largeonion, finely diced
- 700glean ground beef
- .5 TB ground allspice
- .5 TB ground cinnamon
- .25 TSP ground clove (optional)
- 340gtomato paste
- 226gbutter
- 226gflour
- 1Lcold milk
- 237mlchicken stockcheck the label: may contain soy
- freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
- grated cheese (optional)
Method one step at a time, with timers in the app
- Preheat oven to 190°C
- In a large pot of salted water, cook the pasta per package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Cook onion in a bit of oil until soft. Add meat and cook until browned, breaking meat into small pieces.
- Drain any excess grease and add spices. Stir together and cook ~30 seconds.
- Mix tomato paste with enough water to create a viscous tomato sauce. Add sauce to meat and simmer 2-3 minutes before setting aside.⏱ 2 min
- In a saucepan melt the butter and add the flour. Cook 2-3 mins until no longer starchy, whisking frequently. Add milk gradually and whisk continuously. Add stock and cook until sauce is thickened. Add nutmeg and season to taste.⏱ 2 min
- Add thin béchamel layer to bottom of casserole dish and assemble as follows: half pasta, all the meat sauce, 2nd half of pasta, rest of béchamel and cheese.
- Bake covered for 45 minutes, removing lid last 5-10 minutes to brown top. Let cool 15 minutes.⏱ 45 min
Allergens, with the fine print read
- ⚠Contains dairy, gluten.
- ?Check the label: penne rigate may contain eggs, depending on the brand.
- ?Check the label: chicken stock may contain soy, depending on the brand.
- !These tags haven't had their final human sign-off yet. Always read the label.
Original recipe by prox, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.