YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 9: Pastitsio

YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make...Pastitsio!
ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it.
Pastitsio:
1 (12x18x2 inch) Baking Pan
1lb. Macaroni (Elbow or long pieces)
2 lb. Ground Beef
1cup Chopped Onion
1/4lb. Butter or margarine
1tsp. all spice (ground)
1/2 cup Tomato paste
1/2 cup Water
2 cups Grated Cheese (Romano)
Salt & Pepper
Cream Sauce (See Below)
Cream Sauce:
1/2 lb Butter or Margarine
10 Tbsp. Flour (or corn starch)
5 Cups Hot Milk
4 Eggs, well beaten
1 cup Grated Cheese
Pastitsio Recipe:
Brown onion in 4 Tablespoons butter. Add meat and brown until dry. Mix together water, tomato paste, allspice, salt, and pepper. Add to meat and simmer until liquid is absorbed. While Browning meat, cook macaroni as directed on package. Drain in colander. Melt 1/4 pound butter in pan used to boil macaroni. Add macaroni and mix to coat. Add 1 cup grated cheese; mixed together. Grease baking pan. Pour 1/2 of macaroni in pan. add meat, spreading over evenly. add remaining 1/2 of macaroni. Cover with Cream Sauce. Melt Butter in heavy pan. Add flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until slightly browned. Add hot milk to flour-butter mixture. Continue to stir until mixture thickens. Remove from fire. Trickle very slowly some of the cream mixture into eggs. Continue to mix to prevent curdling. Add cheese. Layer the cream sauce over macaroni. Bake in a 305F oven for 45 minutes or until brown. remove from oven. Cool for 30 minutes, then cut into desired serving pieces.
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Music by:
GreekMusic
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[@maddiel6524]

please tell your yia yia i love her, and thank you. i miss mine so much! i wish i was old enough to have been able to learn from her. she passed when i was young and i found so many things i have such a passion for that she also did. Yiayia's are the best! Thank you for sharing her and her recipe with us

[@YiayiaWatch]

She’s so happy that you love her cooking and even happier that you’re learning how to cook from her.

[@opaloakley]

"The cheese make it good." Truer words have never been spoken.

[@Alexandra-Lithia]

Love her cooking style. Everything comes effortlessly and so natural. Lovely yiayia ❤😊

[@karonwalker4082]

She is beyond precious, I am just a Southern (antique) girl in the USA. We have totally different recipes for all fried foods, cornbread, vegetables , casseroles & certainly deserts. It just depends on the region where you are from. I imagine the same for Greeks. I love this recipe & add cinnamon, nutmeg, Greek oregno, bay leaf to my version. I am vegetarian & adapt all recipes to my needs. I think that to accept all versions of a classic recipe is most respectful. I love her heritage & ways of preparing a dish for her loved ones. Heartwarming & admired. Thanks for sharing.

[@Carol-qu5jr]

she reminds my yiayia, I miss her so much

[@micham6147]

Hello from Germany.
It Looks nice 👍.
Kali orexi 😊.
Xeretismata Michali

[@epsilonomikron]

Yiayia you just made the God of taste pastitsio.God bless you.

[@cecileauten8713]

Yiayia is so cute. I make pasta in a similar way. I boil the water, add the pasta and turn off the fire. Cover the pot and check the done status after 1 minute after the length of time recommended then add the number minutes based on the doness.

[@vasilisouris4853]

Ya sou yia yia. Measurements me to mati she is adorable thank you for sharing, reminds me of my yia yia and the great times I had cooking with her

[@helenrose5045]

What an amazing lady!! I love these videos💕💕💕

[@grammaandginga6693]

Beautiful lady! Go Yia Yia!!❤

[@elenamoschoviti]

I'm Greek and I have cooked pastitsio a few times. I would say that too much butter has been used and more herbs could be used such as cinnamon, paprika, and nutmeg. But, in any case, I'll try to make your version and see how it tastes.

[@Scribblescrabbly]

Oh I love her!!!

[@sandyk922]

Beautiful yiayia❤

[@SunMoonDivinity]

Beautiful Yiayia❤️❤️❤️

[@covidvirus2810]

The cheese make it good..sure does

[@creepyspookyicky]

🇬🇷💚 Yiayia!!💚🇬🇷
It's SO hard to find that kind of macaronatha but totally worth it!!
Great channel! Amazing recipes! Love u guys!!💚

[@YiayiaWatch]

Thank you so much for your love and support!

[@annalucille6423]

@@YiayiaWatch Try Bucatini or any penne pasta Seeing this video makes me miss my own Mother ...

[@drendee]

Love it !!!!!!

[@giannismalfas]

Many kisses from Lefkada! Hope to see you soon. Best wishes!

[@gratzy1989]

🤤

[@sedaydinsa]

greece is another piece of heaven i love you Greeks

[@sedaydinsa]

hugs grandma

[@MsJersey3]

I've lived in Greece over 30 yrs. never saw pastitsio made this way.

[@YiayiaWatch]

That's the beauty of Greek Cooking. Yiayias making the same meal in a different way. Kali Orexi!

[@Dimenshia]

omg your yiayia is amazing, but please for the love of god, let her talk greek and put subtitles!

[@maryannecba3889]

I didn't see her add any spices or herbs. I always put a little cinnamon, and a dash of cloves and nutmeg and some chopped parsley in mine. I also layer it. I have never seen it not layered.

[@kathya1956]

Yiayia with the emphasis on the second ‘yia’

[@kathya1956]

Would be helpful to know pan size

[@YiayiaWatch]

It’s slightly larger than 13x9

[@MaggieLuds]

Yiayia disapproves of hard boiling noodles.

[@annalucille6423]

Yiassou Yiayia.... Kai Kali Orexi.... Bon apptite!

[@ChicagoChicago27]

Real Greek cooking Witg Greeks… No measurements… a little bit this, some that

[@gratzy1989]

Efharisto

[@YiayiaWatch]

Παρακαλώ

[@voulafountas3684]

You are boiling your mince;;

[@voulafountas3684]

Really do you call that PASTITSIO????????