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baked maltese macaroni cake

Maltese Macaroni Cake (Imqarrun il-forn)

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Maltese, Mediterranean, Sicilian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 17½ oz striped rigatoni or short pasta
  • 17½ oz minced mixed beef and pork
  • cup tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp tomato concentrate
  • ½ cup peas also frozen
  • 1 cup soffritto mixed fried carrots, onion, celery
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup Parmesan, grated
  • ½ tsp mild curry
  • fine salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • extra virgin olive oil to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, prepare a sauté with a drizzle of oil, well chopped celery, onion and carrot.
  • Once the sauté is browned, add the mince and brown it over a high flame just long enough to make it change color.
  • Add the tomato extract and melt it with the cooking juices. We pour the tomato sauce, and, finally, season with curry powder, salt and pepper.
  • We cook the sauce over very low heat for at least an hour, adding hot water if necessary.
  • Halfway through cooking, add the peas, stir and continue to cook the sauce until it is cooked.
  • Here is the Mediterranean meat sauce ready!
  • Cook the short pasta in abundant salted water, drain it al dente.
  • Season the pasta with the freshly prepared ragù and mix.
  • In a separate small bowl mix together the eggs, milk and half of the grated cheese and add it to the pasta.
  • We put the pasta in an ovenproof dish covering the top layer with the remaining grated cheese.
  • Cook the pasta in a preheated oven at 200 ° C for 30 minutes, activating the grill function for 5 minutes before taking it out of the oven.
  • Here is the baked pasta with Mediterranean ragù served on the table!
  • Let it cool for about ten minutes before portioning it.
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