Rick Stein Pastitsio Beef and Macaroni Pie Recipe | Greek Macaroni Pie

Ingredients

• 500g tubular pasta, such as rigatoni, tubetti or tortiglioni
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 50g finely grated Greek kefalotiri cheese or parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 10g fresh white breadcrumbs
• 115g butter
• 115g plain flour
• 1.2 l full-cream milk, plus a little extra
• ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 1kg lean minced beef
• 200ml red wine
• 1 x 400g can of chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 10cm piece of cinnamon stick
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• 1 tbsp dried oregano, Greek if possible
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped oregano
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper