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	Pastitsio 05

		Pastitsio 2 large onions, finely chopped 1/2 c butter 2 1/2 lbs ground beef 2 8 oz cans tomato sauce 2 tsp salt 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 stick cinnamon 1 14 oz package elbow macaroni 1/2 lb grated romano cheese cinnamon custard sauce Saute onions in butter. Add meat and cook until browned. (I used less meat.) Add tomato sauce, salt, garlic and cinnamon. Cover and simmer 30 min. Remove cinnamon stick. Cook macaroni. In a buttered 9x13 inch pan, layer macaroni, meat sauce and cheese. Dust lightly with cinnamon. Pour custard sauce over macaroni, and finish off with cheese. BAke at 350F for 45 min. Let cool slightly, then cut into squares. Custard Sauce 1/4 c butter 1/4 c flour 3 c milk 1/2 tsp salt 1/2-1 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp pepper 6 eggs Melt butter and blend in flour. Gradually stir in milk. Cook until thickened. Add salt, nutmeg and pepper. Beat eggs until light and stir hot sauce into eggs. This is basically a bechamel sauce, with more nutmeg than usual.