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Preparation time
2h 35min
Total time
3h 35min
Portion
6 portion(s)
Level
medium
  • TM 31
published: 2014/01/22
changed: 2014/02/03

Ingredients

Pasta Base

  • 1 slice of stale or frozen bread, break into 3-4 cm pieces
  • 60 g Parmesan cheese, chopped into 1-2 cm cubes
  • 1.2 litres water
  • 250 g macaroni
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Meat Sauce

  • 2 onions, halved
  • 20 g olive oil
  • 750 g Beef mince
  • 100 g white wine
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 100 g tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Topping

  • 80 g Parmesan cheese, chopped into 1-2 cm cubes
  • 90 g Butter, 1-2 cm cubes
  • 80 g plain flour
  • 800 g Milk
  • 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten

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Recipe's preparation

    Pasta Base
    1. 1.   Chop bread 15 sec / speed 6 to make breadcrumbs, remove and set aside.
    2. 2. Chop all parmesan cheese (140g) 10 sec / speed 9 remove and set aside into a separate bowl.
    3. 3.   Boil 1.2L of water (in Thermomix or kettle).
    4. 4.   Wash and dry bowl.
    5. 5.   Add macaroni and cook for 8 min / 100 deg / Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" / Gentle stir setting"Gentle stir setting" . MC off.
    6. 6.   Drain pasta in the basket and put back into the bowl.
    7. 7.   Add eggs and weigh in 60g of the reserved grated parmesan combine 5 sec / Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" / speed 3.
    8. 8.   Pour into a 2.5 L – 3.0 L (10 C -12 C) greased oven proof dish, spread out evenly.
    9. 9.   Make meat sauce without cleaning the bowl.
    10. 10.   Preheat oven to 160 degrees C, fan forced.
    11. 11.   Make topping.
    12. 12.   Top pasta evenly with meat sauce.
    13. 13.    Pour over the topping, smooth the surface then sprinkle with reserved breadcrumbs.
    14. 14.   Bake uncovered for 1 hour or until lightly browned.
    15. 15.   Stand for 10 minutes before serving. 
  1. Meat Sauce
    1. 1.   Add onion, chop 3 sec / speed 7. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
    2. 2.   Add olive oil, sauté 5 min/ Varoma / speed 2. MC off.
    3. 3.   Add mince, cook 8 min / Varoma / Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" / Gentle stir setting"Gentle stir setting" . MC off.
    4. 4.   Add wine, cook 5 min/ Varoma / Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" / Gentle stir setting"Gentle stir setting" . MC off (check meat is incorporated, stir if need).
    5. 5.   Add tomatoes, tomato paste and cinnamon, cook 20 min / 100 deg / Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" / Gentle stir setting"Gentle stir setting" . MC off, basket on.
    6. 6.   Pour into a bowl to cool for 10 mins.
    7. 7.   Stir in the egg.
  2. Topping
    1. 1.   In a clean bowl add butter, flour, milk, cook for 12 min/90 deg/speed 3.
    2. 2.   Add reserved parmesan, mix 5 sec speed 3.
    3. 3.   Pour into a bowl and cool for 10 minutes.
    4. 4.   Stir in egg yolks.

Tip

Suitable for freezing, can be made a day ahead, keep covered in the fridge.

Thermomix Model

  • Appliance TM 31 image
    Recipe is created for
    TM 31

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