Makaronia Tou Fournou
Makaronia Tou Fournou
Makaronia tou fournou is the Cypriot version of pastitsio, the Greek oven-baked pasta with meat and tomato sauce as well as Béchamel.
Servings
1
Ingredients
- 500 gram tubular pasta (bucatini or rigatoni)
- 200 gram grated halloumi cheese
- 1 tablespoon dried mint
- 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 500 gram ground pork (or beef/veal)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 80 milliliter olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 500 milliliter tomato puree
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried mint
- 1.5 liter milk
- 60 gram butter
- 60 gram flour
- 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 egg yolks
- 50 gram halloumi cheese, grated
Directions
- In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil and add salt.
- Cook the pasta al dente according to the package instructions, for about 10 minutes, as they will be cooked later on.
- Remove from the heat, drain and mix a tablespoon olive oil.
- Prepare Meat Sauce
- Prepare Bechamel Sauce
- Beat the egg white, reserved from the Béchamel sauce, and mix with the pasta as well as 1/4 cup of the grated halloumi and the dried mint.
- In a baking pan (about 13×9 inches), layer half of the pasta.
- Put the ground meat on top and then add the remaining pasta on top.
- Cover pasta with the Béchamel sauce and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of grated halloumi and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 350 F, for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden on top.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion until translucent.
- Add the ground meat and sauté for a few minutes.
- While mixing, add salt, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and tomatoes and cook over moderate heat for about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and mix in parsley.
- Heat the milk prior to preparing the sauce.
- Beat the egg yolks separately.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter and add the flour, salt and nutmeg and whisk thoroughly for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the warm milk, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thick and creamy.
- Add the egg yolks slowly and mix until they are incorporated.
- Stir in grated halloumi cheese and set aside.