Name: Pastitsio – Cypriot Pasta Bake
Yield: Serves 4 (with leftovers)
Cuisine: Cypriot
Ingredients: Grated nutmeg; 250 g macaroni pasta, or penne pasta; 60 g butter; 1 bay leaf; 25 g butter; 1 tablespoon dried mint; 200 g tinned tomatoes; 500 ml full-fat milk; 250 g lean minced pork; 250 g lean minced beef; 1 tablespoon dried breadcrumbs; 60 ml white wine; 60 g plain flour; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat leaf parsley; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 onion, peeled and diced

Preparation info

Serves
4
(with leftovers)

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Lavender & Lovage

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

About

This is one of my most requested meals by friends and family. It’s a fabulous recipe for a crowd that does take some time to prepare, but it can be assembled ahead of time before cooking. It’s pure Cypriot flavours, with the warmth of cinnamon and the freshness of mint adding to the overall unctuousness of the creamy Béchamel sauce and lightly spiced ground beef and pork, that’s layered between soft pasta. Serve this with a large Greek style salad for a fabulous Mediterranean meal. NB: The