Baked Macaroni

Tender macaroni baked in a cheesy sauce is sure to catch the attention of the most picky eater.

What you will need:
900 grams macaroni
900 grams ripe tomatoes ( peeled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
100 grams butter
650 grams lean minced beef
½ tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon sugar
Pinch of nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
200 grams onion (chop fine)
100 grams halloumi cheese

What you will need for the sauce
50 grams butter
50 grams flour
600 ml milk
3 eggs (beat the eggs well)
Seasoning

What to do
Preheat the oven to 200c

In a heavy frying pan heat the 50 grams of butter and fry the onions until they are translucent. About 5 minutes.

Add the meat, salt and pepper and fry gently on low heat for approx. 10 minutes
Then add tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar, and continue to cook gently for another 10-15 minutes

Make the sauce
Melt butter in a saucepan, add the flour mixing vigorously, You are making a roux that needs to cook 2-3 minutes.

Remove pan from heat adding milk at little a time being sure to beat constantly as you add the milk.

Put back on heat and take 1 tablespoon of the hot sauce and add it to the beaten eggs. then pour this into the sauce. Cook the sauce for about 4-5 minutes, keep stirring but don't let it boil.

Cook the macaroni in hot water with some salt just until tender. Do not overcook. Drain well.

Heat the remainder of the butter and pour it over the macaroni.

Grease a baking tray, and put ½ of the macaroni in it. Sprinkle with cheese.

Add 2 tablespoons of the white sauce to the meat mixture and put this on top of the macaroni layer.

Add the next layer of the macaroni, which is the remainder, sprinkle on some cheese then cover with the white sauce.

Put the rest of the cheese on top and a bake in oven until the top turns brown and crusty.

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