Pastitsada from Corfu!
Pastitsada or Παστιτσάδα in Greek is one of the most traditional dishes that you can have on the beautiful island of Corfu in Greece. It is fair to say it was my main dish for my holidays last year and a great recipe to have. Ingredients: 1 kilo of beef or 1 whole rooster cut 1 package of pasta 1½ of a big onion sliced 2 – 3 cloves of garlic 1½ glass of red wine ½ glass of good quality vinegar cinamon, clove, nutmeg A bit of cumin black pepper, salt ½ spoon red hot peeper 2 glasses of water ½ spoon of sugar Instructions: Cut the beef in big chunks and throw it in a pan with some olive oil and fry it a bit until it becomes brownish from all sides. When it does remove it from the pan and set it aside. Add a bit more olive oil if it is needed and add the onion and the garlic which are really thinly cut. Shallow fry them until they become golden. When they do, add the meat and stir them rewlly well . Add salt and red pepper, sugar and the spices while we continue to stir. Put i...
