Pasticcio (Greek-style lasagne) recipe | delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 400g pasta tubes such as rigatoni
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 100g ricotta salata dura (firm, dry ricotta, from Ocado), crumbled
• Bunch fresh dill, chopped
• 6 tbsp mature cheddar, grated
• For the meat sauce
• 800g lean British beef mince
• 200g lean outdoor-reared pork mince
• 4 tbsp olive oil, plus a splash extra
• 2 red onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 4 cloves, crushed
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 250ml red wine
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
• Small bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped
• For the béchamel
• 1.75 litres whole milk
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 black peppercorns
• 200g unsalted butter
• 200g plain flour
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• Large pinch cinnamon
• 75g ricotta salata dura
• 2 large free-range egg yolks
• You’ll also need…
• 2 litre baking dish