Ingredients
Scale
Baked Macaroni
- 400g macaroni
- 400g minced beef
- 400g minced pork
- 2 400g can chopped tomatoes Italian Blend
- 1/2 cup good beef stock
- 1 large white onion, chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- handful basil, chopped
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
- salt
- mozzarella cheese, adjust amount to your liking
Béchamel Sauce
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 600ml milk
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
Béchamel Sauce
- Melt butter in a pot then stir in flour.
- Continue stirring while gradually pouring milk.
- Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Continue stirring until sauce becomes smooth and thick
Baked Macaroni
- Cook macaroni according to packet instructions, once cooked drain then set aside.
- In a pan add olive oil then sauté garlic and onions.
- Add beef and pork mince and cook until light brown in colour.
- Add chopped tomatoes, beef stock, red wine vinegar, tomato paste, sugar, basil, oregano and cayenne. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Combine together macaroni and meat sauce, mix it evenly then place on a casserole or baking dish. Top with the bechamel sauce then with the mozarella cheese and bake in a 180C preheated oven for 20 minutes, increase the temperature to 220C then continue to bake for 7-10 more minutes or until top is bubbly and partly turning golden brown.
- Remove from oven then let it cool before serving.
I love your baked macaroni …….because it has sugar..!!!
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I loooove baked mac! reminds me so much of sleepovers at my auntie’s! I don’t know how you cut your baked mac to stay perfectly square for the picture. whenever I make anything with pasta it oozes all over my plate. not very photogenic!
tsalap nyan bro….paborito ni baje ko yan….
This will be a good change for us away from noodles and rice, looks delicious.
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wow this is very different from the macaroni cheese that I make. And thank you for the history too, I love the learning i get from your pages! c
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Wow, what an awesome sounding recipe! I love how rich and deep the color is of the macaroni- probably from the minced meat!
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Ah, comfort food! One dish meals warm us in fall and winter.
This looks delicious and so comforting. I too like the addition of sugar to the dish. 🙂
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OK, randomness here, but look how square you cut that! I love this recipe and the little bit of history as always.
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Yum! Comfort food at it’s best. Great photo too!
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Yes, yes, yes please! I’m an avid macaroni fan, and love your twist on the standard dish. Really interesting history about the macaroni dough–I had no idea.
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There is always something simplistically wonderful about macaroni done right.
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I like how well it sticks together! Elbow macaroni might be my favorite pasta, boring I know!
Oh baked macaroni… I could definitely eat this for dinner tonight. Love it
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I do love some good cheesy comfort food. This is totally up my alley and looks so sinful and delicious!
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It’s interesting how every country (pretty much all?) think this is a comfort dish. Looks delicious Raymund!
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I’ve actually never had this (I’ve of course had and made spaghetti yum).
I definitely want to give this recipe a shot though, I love the idea of using a tomato sauce along with beef and pork. Do you think it’d be ok if I used all pork, or would it lose something?
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The next to order when lasagna isn’t available when eating out. Love it. I also don’t forget sugar when I make this recipe. Distinctly pinoy taste.
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I have had some sort of version of this before – but yours looks really appetizing!
looks very creamy. thanks for the macaroni lesson. i didn’t know that..
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