2019-07-01 The Australian Womens Weekly Food

PASTITSIO
PREP + COOK TIME  HOUR  MINUTES
SERVES

¼cup(ml)extravirginoliveoil

large( g)brownonion
chopped finely
½teaspoongroundallspice

teaspoongroundcinnamon
½teaspoondriedoregano

kglambmince

cup( ml)whitewine
⅔cup(
g)tomatopaste
 glongzitipasta

cup(
g)coarselygrated
kefalotyricheese

BÉCHAMELSAUCE
cups(ml)milk

freshbayleafbruised
gbutter
¼cup(‹g)plainflour

PreheatoventoCCfan 
Lightlygreasealargebakingdish 
Heatoilinalargefryingpanover
mediumhighheat Addonion
allspicecinnamonandoregano 
Cookforafewminutesoruntil
onion issoft Addmince Cookfor
 minutesstirringoccasionally

untilmeatisbrownedandbrokenup

Addwineandtomatopasteandcook

forafurtherminutes

‹ Meanwhilebringalargepotof

saltedwatertotheboilCookpasta

untilaldenteDrainpastaandadd

tobakingdishYoumayneedtocut

pastadependingonsizeandshapeof

dishSpoonmeatsauceoverpasta

Makebéchamelsauce

 Pourbéchamelsauceovermeat

andsprinklewiththecheeseBake

forˆminutesoruntilthetopis

goldenbrownRemovefromoven

andstandforminutesbefore

serving

 Servewithasaladifdesired

BÉCHAMELSAUCE

Combinemilkandbayleafin

asaucepanandbringtotheboil

Removefromtheheatandsetaside

forminuteRemovethebayleaf

andpourthemilkintoajugClean

thesaucepanandreturntomedium

heatAddbutterandwhenithas

meltedaddflourStirforminute

thenslowlywhiskinthemilk

Continuetowhiskuntilthemilk

comesalmosttotheboilandthe

saucehasbecomequitethick

SPAGHETTI WITH

CLAMS

PREP + COOK TIME  MINUTES SERVES



kgsmallclamscleaned

 gdriedspaghetti

¼cup(ml)extravirginoliveoil

 clovesgarlicchoppedfinely



teaspoondriedchilliflakes

½cup(

    ml)whitewine

‹gbuttercubed



teaspoonfishsauce

½cupcoarselychoppedflatŽleaf

parsleyleaves

extravirginoliveextratoserve

Bringalargesaucepanofwater

to theboil

Sortthroughtheclamsandifthere

areanynottightlyclosedgivethem

atapIftheydon’tclosediscard

‹ Addpastatoboilingwaterand

cookuntilaldente

Whenpastahasbeencookingfor

’minutesputalargeliddedfrying

panovermediumhighheatAddoil

garlicandchilliflakesandseason

withseasaltandfreshlyground

blackpepperCookforminuteor

untilgarlicissoftthenaddclams

andwinegivethepanashakeand

coverwithalidAllowclamsto

cookfor’ˆminutesshakingpan

occasionallyandcheckingtoseeif

theyhaveallopened

 Addthebutterandfishsauceto

theclams“swirltheclamsinthe

sauceuntilthebutterhasmelted

Addtheparsley

 Drainthepastaandaddtothe

clams“tosstocombineDrizzle

withalittleextraoilandserve

immediatelywithcrustybread

ifdesired

TEST

KITCHEN

NOTES

Pastitsio is a Greek baked

pasta dish with mince and

béchamel sauce.

Ziti is a long or short

tube-shaped pasta. If

unavailable, substitute

with penne, rigatoni

or tortiglioni.

Kefalotyri is a salty Greek

sheep’s milk cheese. If

unavailable, use parmesan.

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