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Macarona Bechamel

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Egyptian baked pasta layered with spiced minced meat and a thick béchamel, golden and bubbling on top. This recipe was created by AI, some information may not be accurate.

Servings
6
Difficulty
Medium

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Ingredients

  • 500 g penne pasta
  • 500 g minced beef
  • 1 pc onion
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 80 g butter
  • 80 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 l whole milk
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 pc egg
  • 2 tsp salt

Steps

  1. Boil pasta in salted water for 8 minutes, drain and toss with a little oil.
  2. Brown the beef with chopped onion, tomato paste, allspice, cinnamon and salt.
  3. Make béchamel: melt butter, whisk in flour, then milk; cook to a thick sauce, season with nutmeg and salt.
  4. Whisk a little hot sauce into the egg, then stir back into the béchamel off heat.
  5. Layer half the pasta in a baking dish, spread the meat, then remaining pasta and béchamel on top.
  6. Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes until deep golden and bubbling; rest 10 minutes before slicing.

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