Pastitsio (Greek Macaroni Pie) | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 1⅔ pounds ground beef
• 1⅛ pounds macaroni
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste (diluted in a glass of cold water)
• 1 chopped onion
• white wine (half a glass - you can drink the rest)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup grated cheese (about, or more, - not a sweet cheese, something like cheddar or parmesan)
• 1 cup milk
• 6 ounces butter
• seasoning
• garlic (I always add this)
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups milk
• nutmeg
• salt