Skillet pastitsio
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Read about ground beef in the BrightCulinary Book
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Ingredients
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- 1 whole onion
- olive oil
Cook the chopped onion in a little olive oil on high heat for 5 minutes until coloured and softening.
- 5–6 cloves garlic cloves
Add the grated garlic and cook a few seconds until fragrant.
- 2 lb ground beef
- salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼–½ tsp cinnamon
Add the ground beef, break it up, season with salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes and cinnamon; cook over high heat about 5 minutes until no longer pink.
- 1 lb pasta
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 whole bay leaf
- 6 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
Add the pasta, tomato sauce, bay leaf, water and salt; mix and bring to a boil.
Reduce to medium or medium-high and cook 15 to 20 minutes until the water is absorbed, the pasta al dente and the sauce thick.
- parsley
- 1 tsp dried oregano
Stir in chopped parsley and dried oregano; taste and adjust seasoning.
Parsley and oregano
For the bechamel, cook the butter and flour over medium heat until the flour is lightly toasted.
Making the bechamel
- 5 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 4 cup cold whole milk
Pour in the cold milk; season with salt, pepper and nutmeg; cook until it boils and thickens, a few minutes.
- salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- Parmesan cheese
Stir in a few tablespoons of Parmesan or kefalograviera and take off the heat.
With the oven preheated to 500F, put the skillet on the highest rack and broil 7 to 10 minutes until coloured on top.