Pastitsada: Greek Comfort Food: Pasta & Beef Stew
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2020
- Printable recipe: www.dimitrasdishes.com/pastit...
Ingredients
2 pounds boneless beef cubes
1 pound pastitsio noodles (bucatini)
1/3 cup olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, grated
1 (16 oz) can tomatoes, pureed
1 cup of water
1/4 teaspoon (or more) crushed red pepper flakes
1 Bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
2-3 whole cloves
salt and black pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese or kefalograviera, grated
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a pot. Brown the beef in a few batches for 3-4 minutes. Set aside in a plate/bowl.
Add the onions to the pot and cook over medium heat for 5-6 minutes.
Add the garlic and warm through for a few seconds.
Add the beef cubes back to the pot with the remaining ingredients except for the parsley and cheese.
Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium. Cover the pot and cook until the beef is tender and the sauce has thickened. About 1 and 1/2-2 hours. Stir the stew often and add more water if it thickens too much before the beef is ready.
Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions and drain. Toss with butter.
Garnish with parsley and serve over pasta. Top with plenty of grated cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
Make-Ahead Instructions: The beef stew keeps fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5-6 days. You may also freeze it for up to 2-3 months. When you're ready to serve it, that it overnight in the refrigerator and warm it through in a pot with a cup of water. taste and adjust the seasonings and garnish with some fresh parsley.
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This brings a flood of memories, my Yiayia Eleni would make this particular dish for Sunday Family dinners, especially during the cold winter months and pre-lenten period. She passed away 20 years ago and I miss her tremendously. She nurtured and embraced us all with her love through her amazing cooking. We are from Arcadia, in the Peloponnesian region of Greece. Thank you Dimitra for bringing this and countless other forgotten Greek recipes to life!
I see pasta , I see beef... I click LIKE 😉
I have one friend recovering from hip surgery and another just come down with covid. I made a double batch of your pastitsada with the Melissa pastitsio to take to their houses tomorrow. Passing on the love, thank you Dimitria.
Thank you so much Dimitra! My husband was complaining that we tend to eat mostly chicken during lockdown (Melbourne Australia). Now that I have seen this delicious dish it has brought back memories of eating it as a child in Greece. I have chuck steak in the freezer so it is coming out and I will be cooking this tomorrow. I will add 1/2 a cinnamon stick as I love that flavour combination. Your recipes are awesome and so very authentic.
Thank you so very much for sharing your precious knowledge and cooking skills with us all. Yiasas!
Giasu Dimitrula malon apo Kriti giati tin vlepo sto psigio su i sindagisu poli orea Thank you....Greece.
Love all your recipes!
It's looks delicious 👍
Thank you for this recipe,looks delicious! 😋
Yay! Thank you so much for this recipe. My late parents were from the Ionian islands. So this is such a welcome home for me. Yummm.
Yummy
I miss my Aunt Mary's Pastitsada.
Looks Deeeeeeeeeelicious!!!!!
Comme toujours bravo chef!!!!! A essayer prochaines jours.
Made the Pastitsada last night. For such a simple dish turned out excellent. Amazing flavour.
Thank you.
TY sweet Dimitroula mou! I'm gonna be making this since I gotten so much spaghetti from the pantry here I live. Yummy! I have a cousin that lives in Corfu, Kerkyra Stay safe!
Both my parents are from Cotfu and we have only ever made it with kokora, rooster. Once the meat is done, we boil the pasta in the tomato sauce. Delicious.
Bucatini Noodles are the BOMB! Easy to order on Amazon! Worth it!
Hi Dimitra, looks delicious 😋
I had pastitsada in Kerkira 👍
Very nice.
Looks delicious 🍒
Delicious 🤤 Family favourite I cook it often! My mums recipe which is on point like yours 😍
Yummy 👍😀💜
Hi Ditra!
I used to live on the island of Zakynthos, many decades ago!
Beef was, at that time, very difficult, and expensive to get!
Most of the 'affordable' cuts of beef were used to make 'kokinisto', which braised for hours!
Thank you so much for sharing your receipes, and reminding of this, after so many years!
(Yes, it ended in a rather nasty divorce 😦, his fault! )
All love, and best wishes, Claire, Berlin 😘 ✌
I can't watch in the mornings...makes me hungry...lol
Good on u yummy I luv u a y cooking my husband will like this I never use beef b will now thanks again u make my day luv it will make it yeman xx
Yummmmmmmmmmmmy!
Oooh...those browned beef chunks. I wants.
Making now! 🥰
The food always tastes better a day later!
I used to cook for my sons for 2 days, but, very strangely, there wasn't much left for the next day!
(midnight snacks?!)
Hi ,I live in Finland and I couldn't find that pasta in my town!! Food looks delicious
Absolutely delicious, is exactly how I tasted it in Corfu, I've made it twice so far. Could you please also share the recipe for Sofrito?
You don't have to go to a specialty store for the pasta. Bucatini and perciatelli are almost identical to this pasta and they are carried by all the major brands in the super market.
@Paula Scaglione that was what I was going to say! Sometimes though, my grocery store is hit and miss with stock. I guess that is true everywhere.
Not in the UK :(
I shop at many grocery stores and never see it in the pasta aisle, never. I have to go to the specialty stores. I'm in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
@ΑγαΡy Great, but only if you live near one. I get my bucatini from Amazon.
@ΑγαΡy Don't go way out of your way to go to Astoria, LI. All the Greekified Greeks live there and they are so old world! UGH! They think they are living in the old country.
That looks like Meijer brand canned tomatoes! Are you in Michigan?? Love the video!
The word Pasta is actually Greek comes from the word Pasto :-) ps also making this dish Dimitra I'll be adding the cinnamon.
If you were also making it in the slow cooker, would you recommend browning the beef and cooking the onion and garlic until soft?
Hi Dimitra, i love this Pastitsada recipe and i would love to know if I can make the beef part of the recipe earlier and will it freeze well. How long can I have this beef in the freezer before i defrost it. What is the best way to freeze this beef so that it does not become dry and that it taste delicious. Should i put the beef sauce in a ziplock bag and the ziploc bag inside a freezable container. Is that method the best method to freeze beef. Sorry for lots of questions. I am a newbie cook and i want to improve my cooking skills.
Greek Goulash. Noice!
This is my food! My mom always adds burnt butter to the pasta, it brings it to another level. You need about double the butter, because it will reduce to half after slowly simmering it in a small pot on low. Yum
Yes browned butter poured over the pasta with Parmesan cheese is how my Dad did it too! There are no words for how delicious that is. 😋
PS
Sorry, Dimitra!
That's a result of their 'word correction' on a mobile phone! 😊
Κρέας κοκκινιστο με μακαρόνια ή πουρε ή ρύζι!!!!!
Pastitsada can also be made with chicken. And besides cloves, all spice & cinnamon, a little bit of curry can also be added for taste. Hmmm wow.
Yes, Allspice and Cinnamon in ours. Yummy
I would marry you
first
1,5 hours? that's too long Dimmy