Receta · Albania
Pastiçe
Baked pasta with meat and béchamel
⏱ 1.5 h🍽 Serves 6
The Albanian family-table pasta bake: tubes of pasta, a minced-meat layer and a thick white sauce baked golden.

Përbërësit
Ingredients
- 500 g macaroni or penne
- 500 g minced beef
- 1 onion, 2 tbsp tomato paste
- For the béchamel: 80 g butter, 80 g flour, 1 L milk, 2 eggs, nutmeg
- 100 g grated cheese
Përgatitja
Method
- Boil the pasta until just underdone and drain.
- Cook the onion and meat, add the tomato paste and a little water, and simmer 15 minutes.
- Make the béchamel: cook butter and flour, whisk in the milk until thick, cool slightly and beat in the eggs.
- Layer half the pasta, the meat, then the rest of the pasta in a dish. Pour the béchamel over and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 40 minutes until golden.
Video
Watch it made
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