White Cheese Sauce (Greek Bechamel)

Ingredients

• 2 pasta Greek bucatini, See Note 1
• 4 ounces feta cheese crumbled
• 2 egg whites
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 large red onion finely chopped, 2 cups
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 14 ounces chopped tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 cup dry red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 whole clove
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated, preferably
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 ounces kefalotyri Greek cheese finely shredded - divided, Note 2
• 2 egg yolks

Nutrition

• Calories : 2180 calories
• Carbohydrate : 213 grams
• Cholesterol : 400 milligrams
• Fat : 99 grams
• Fiber : 9 grams
• Protein : 100 grams
• SaturatedFat : 45 grams
• Sodium : 2360 milligrams
• Sugar : 27 grams
• TransFat : 2.5 grams