Oven baked bechamel chifferini
Ingredients
Serves 4
| 400 g | Barilla Chifferini pasta |
For the meat filling:
| 500 g | Ground beef |
| 3 tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | Medium onion, finely chopped |
| 2 | cloves garlic, minced |
| 1 tablespoon | Tomato paste or 2 grated tomatoes |
| 1 teaspoon | Salt |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Black pepper |
| A pinch | Of nutmeg |
| 200 ml | Hot water |
For the béchamel sauce:
| 5 tablespoons | Butter |
| 3 tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| 5 tablespoons | Flour |
| 1 1/2 liters | Milk |
| 200 ml | Heavy cream |
| 1 teaspoon | Salt |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Black pepper |
| A pinch | of nutmeg |
| 1 | Bay leaf |
For topping:
| Kaymak, mozzarella, or parmesan |
Disclaimer
Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.
Method
Step 1
Brown the ground beef in a pan. Add the vegetable oil, onion and garlic. Stir and cook for a few minutes.
Step 2
Add tomato paste or grated tomatoes, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper. Stir and cook for a few minutes.
Step 3
Add hot water and cook until the mixture thickens. Set aside.
Step 4
Melt the butter with the oil in a pot. Add the flour and cook for a minute. Slowly whisk in the milk, then add the cream, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and bay leaf. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove the bay leaf.
Step 5
Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain.
Step 6
Mix the pasta with the béchamel sauce, reserving 1-2 cups of the sauce for the top. Spread half of the pasta mixture into a baking dish. Add the meat filling over it, then cover with the remaining pasta. Pour the reserved béchamel on top.
Step 7
Top with kaymak, mozzarella, or parmesan. Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 30 minutes, until golden and serve warm.
Chifferini
Elbow is named for its twisted tubular shape that can vary in size and be either smooth or ridged. It originated from Northern and Central Italy, where they are traditionally used in soups.
- Shape Elbows
- Cook time 8 mins
- Pack size 400g
- Range Soup Pasta
Iftar
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