Corfu's meat and pasta dish (pastitsada)
Corfu's meat and pasta dish (pastitsada)

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Pastitsada (Greek: Παστιτσάδα) is a Greek dish consisting of pasta topped with meat braised in a spicy tomato-based sauce. Often associated with the island of Corfu, where it is a traditional Sunday dinner, it is sometimes called pastitsada Korfiatiki. Home » Corfu Greece Travel Blog » Corfiot Cuisine » Pastitsada Recipe: Corfu`s Top Traditional Dish. Here is the original authentic recipe with the ingredients and the way to make the most characteristic dish of Corfu's cuisine.

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The ingredients needed to make Corfu's meat and pasta dish (pastitsada):
  1. Take 800 g veal or beef, cubed
  2. Get 2 onions, chopped
  3. Make ready 1 tsp paprika
  4. Make ready 4 cloves []
  5. Make ready 4 pimentos
  6. Make ready 2 bay leaves
  7. Make ready 2/3 cup oil
  8. Make ready 1 cup crushed tomatoes
  9. Take 2 cups water
  10. Get salt
  11. Take pepper
  12. Take perciatelli/ bucatini
  13. Make ready grated kefalotiri or parmesan cheese

This video will show you how to make a traditional Greek pastitsada recipe from the island of Corfu aka Kerkyra. This very easy Greek pasta recipe uses a few very common ingredients and is simple to prepare. Pastitsada, also known as Greek Corfu chicken, and sometimes known as Pastitsada from Kerkyra, is a classic Sunday night dinner. The tomato-based stew is usually made with beef and sometimes chicken.

Instructions to make Corfu's meat and pasta dish (pastitsada):
  1. Sauté the onions in half of the oil, till soft.
  2. Add the meat, and brown well for 4-5 minutes over high temperature.
  3. Add the cloves, pimento, bay leaves, paprika, pepper and lastly, the salt.   Lower the heat, and add the rest of the oil, the tomato, and the water.  Let simmer gently for 1 hour.
  4. In the meantime, boil the pasta according to packet instructions.
  5. Serve the pasta together with the meat sauce and sprinkle grated cheese generously over it.

Pastitsada, also known as Greek Corfu chicken, and sometimes known as Pastitsada from Kerkyra, is a classic Sunday night dinner. The tomato-based stew is usually made with beef and sometimes chicken. It is aromatic, comforting, and so flavorful. It is then topped over pastitsio noodles (bucatini. Pastitsada, one of the signature dishes of Corfu, is not just another stew with tomatoes and a few spices, but an elaborate ritual.

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