Baked Macaroni - {Pastitsio Kima}

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Ground beef
1		Onion - chopped
1		Garlic clove - chopped
1/2 cup	118ml	Red wine
3/4 cup	177ml	Tomato puree
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Canned crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground nutmeg - plus more for seasoning
1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Uncut macaroni
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - plus
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Butter
3		Eggs - separated
2 1/2 cups	592ml	Grated kefalotyri or kasseri
2		Milk
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Flour

Recipe Instructions

Brown beef in a pan. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Deglaze with the red wine and reduce to 2 tablespoons.

In a small bowl, mix together tomato puree and crushed tomatoes to make a sauce. Add to the onions and garlic, and then add the water. Season with salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Simmer for 10 minutes. Cook macaroni in salted water: drain. Return to pan. Add butter, egg whites and 1/2 cup of cheese, mix well.

Heat up milk on medium-high until it comes to a simmer. In a separate pan, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour until well blended. Whisk in warm milk. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until fairly thick. Season with salt and nutmeg, to taste. Temper in the egg yolks. Add 1 cup of cheese.

In a buttered 13- by 9-inch baking dish, layer macaroni mixture and meat sauce, cover with white sauce and sprinkle with remaining grated cheese on top. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven to rack and let stand for 15 minutes. Cut into squares.

Source:
"MELTING POT with Cat Cora - (Show # MP-1B32) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK"

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