Saturday, December 11, 2010

Baked macaroni with Mozzarella♥♥♥

Baked macaroni with Mozzarella♥♥♥


Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 (250 grams) package of macaroni (pencil like or medium barrel shape)
  • 15 ounces Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 pound shredded mozzarella
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 kilo ground beef
  • 2 big onions ( sliced into small cubes)
  • 1 1/2 cup of Tomato puree 
  • dash of black pepper
  • salt 


For  White Sauce:

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp. butter or Oil
  • 6 Tbsp. flour 
  • 4 cups Beef Broth (2 cubes Beef Broth)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 egg
With a low fire place In a deep pan 3 Tbsp. of butter then add 6 Tbsp. of flour. season with salt and pepper to taste. then stir for 5 minutes then add 4 cups of broth stirring slowly until a smooth soft mixture is form.remove from fire.and add the  egg with the mixture stirring slowly and set aside.


Method:

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the Macaroni  and cook for 7-8 minutes (you want it to be a little undercooked so it doesn’t get mushy in the baking process; drain and rinse.

2. In another pan ,saute onions,ground beef, 2 beef cubes,tomato puree and a dash of black pepper .  simmer in a low fire until the mixture is cook.

3. In a large  bowl, mix macaroni, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, mix ground beef(step #2), and  1 egg .

4. pour over the white sauce to the mixture and leaving only 1 cup of white saude for later use.mix them altogether.

5. Heat the oven  375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

6. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish and spoon in the macaroni  mixture. Top with remaining white sauce spread all over covering the macaroni mixture, followed by Parmesan cheese.then beat 1 egg and spread all over slowly.

Bake  in preheated oven for 40 -50 minutes; or until you see the color turns golden yellow as shown in the picture. let stand for 15 minutes before serving.




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