Pastitsio Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 45ml good olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 500g lean ground beef
• 500g lean ground lamb
• 120ml dry red wine
• 1 tbsp minced garlic (3 large cloves)
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 800g tinned chopped tomatoes in puree
• Salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 375ml full-cream milk
• 250ml double cream
• 60g unsalted butter
• 35g plain flour
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 150g freshly grated Parmesan or Kasseri cheese
• 2 extra-large eggs, beaten
• 170g Greek-style yoghurt
• 375g small pasta shells
• Tomato meat sauce, recipe follows
• Bechamel sauce, recipe follows