Pasticcio.....

Ingredients

For minced beef
700g  minced beef
1 onion
1 cup of concasse tomatoes
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon oregano
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup of water

For macaroni
500g dried macaroni No2
1 teaspoon salt
1 liter of water
2 eggs
50g coarsely chopped cheese (Feta or Parmesan)
1/2 cup of milk
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
some extra virgin olive oil for the baking pan

For bechamel sauce
100g butter
100g flour
1 liter hot milk
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
150g coarsely chopped cheese (Feta or Parmesan)

Preparation

Step1
Chop the onion and put it on a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add the extra virgin olive oil and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add minced beef and saute for 5 minutes.
Step2
Add concasse tomatoes, water, black pepper, thyme, oregano and salt. Let it boil for 15-20 minutes.
Step3
In a big sauce pan over high heat, boil the water. Add extra virgin olive oil, salt and macaroni and boil boil for 15 minutes.
Step4
Strain the macaroni.
Step5
In a baking pan put some extra virgin oil and lay the macaroni.
Step6
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk. Add cheese.
Step7
Mix the egg mixture with the macaroni in the baking pan.
Step8
Lay the minced beef mixture over the macaroni.
Step9
In a big sauce pan, over medium heat melt the butter. Add the flour and saute for 1 minute.
Step10
Remove the sauce pan from heat and add the half of hot milk and whisk. Add the other half of hot milk and put it back to heat and stir until cream thickens.
Step11
Remove from heat and add cheese, ground nutmeg, salt, black pepper and stir.
Step12
Lay the bechamel sauce over the minced beef.
Step13
Bake in the oven at 170ºC for 30 minutes.