Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Egyptian Macaroni Bechamel

This is one of  the Egyptian favorite meals. It is a mixture of two layers of macaroni smothered in a creamy béchamel sauce. You can use any pasta of your choice.
 Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) box penne pasta
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 6 tablespoons flour
  • Black & white pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 7 cups cold milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
  • Salt
  • Italian bread crumbs

 Directions

-         Boil the pasta and drain- set aside
-         Saute the onion in a little oil over low heat until soft. Add garlic and saute another two minutes.
-         Cook the ground beef on mid-high in a pot until it’s no longer red. Add the onion mixture and add the parsley. Set aside.
How to make the béchamel sauce
-         In a sizeable saucepan, melt the butter in a low heat. Once melted, whisk in the flour until smooth. Keep whisking for 2 minute.
-         Now whisk in the milk very slowly until all the milk has been added.  Keep whisking making sure there are no lumps in it. You can add more or less milk depending on how thick you want it. Add the salt and black pepper to your taste.
-         Continuously whisk until the milk is almost boiling. Add nutmeg. The sauce will be fairly thick.

-         Quickly whisk in the beaten eggs. Remove from heat.
-         Mix the pasta, tomato sauce  and the ground beef together in a baking dish
-         Pour the sauce over it.
-         Add the Italian Breadcrumbs on top the béchamel.
-         Add slices of butter on the top.
-         Bake in the oven at 375  degrees for about 30-45 minutes. Then broil for 5-10 minutes (until it’s brown).
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