Pastice – Pasticcio

PASTICE – BAKED MACARONI

Ingredients

  • 300 gr vermicelli or spaghetti
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 gr greek feta cheese
  • 20 gr butter
  • 1/2 glass milk (or greek yogurt)
  • salt/pepper to taste
  • grated cheese (parmesan or white cheddar)

Optional:

  • Bechamel (white sauce) – Recipe follows

Directions:

  1. Boil pasta per package instructions and drain when al dente.
  2. Add with crumbled feta cheese, butter, milk (or yogurt), eggs, salt/pepper and combine well.
  3. Put everything in a greased lasagna pan and even it out.
  4. Cover it with bechamel (white sauce) and dusting of grated cheese.
  5. Cook in preheated oven at 350 for about 30-40, or until nice and golden.

Notes: 

I use bechamel to give it that extra touch and flavor, but most Albanian recipes don’t use it. You can alternatively just dust it with cheese and omit the bechamel.

Bechamel
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cups milk
Salt
freshly ground pepper

Preparation

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the paste cooks and bubbles a bit, but don’t let it brown — about 2 minutes. Add the milk, continuing to stir as the sauce thickens. Bring it to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste, lower the heat, and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove from the heat. To cool this sauce for later use, cover it with wax paper or pour a film of milk over it to prevent a skin from forming.

 

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