Pasta and mince pie


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How to Make - Pasta and Minced Meat Pie
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Time: 5 o'clock.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8

Macaroni pie? On a ground beef crust? Interested yet? Then let's go! A new combination of familiar ingredients in a convenient form. This sophisticated blend of several cheeses with a tomato-basil sauce will delight gourmets. It takes time to prepare, but the results are definitely worth it.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


Cake

  • 700 g of ground beef
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 large eggs
  • 0.5 cups Parmesan
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Filling

  • 5 cups cooked pasta (small tube or shell pasta works best)
  • 230 g of coarsely grated mozzarella cheese
  • 230 g of coarsely grated Provolone cheese
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for garnish
  • 2 cups tomato-basil sauce, recipe included

Tomato-basil sauce

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 4 finely chopped garlic cloves
  • 0.5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1600 g canned tomatoes
  • 650 g tomato paste
  • 1600 g of water
  • 1.5 tbsp. salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup basil leaves
  • 60 gr. Romano cheese



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Cake:


    Gently mix all ingredients together. Be careful not to overmix. Transfer the mixture to a lightly greased 25-cm (10-inch) baking pan. Form the meatloaf into a 2.5-cm (1-inch) thick crust.
  2. Filling:


    Preheat oven to 175°C.

  3. Mix the filling ingredients and place on the meat crust.
  4. Bake for 1.5 hours. Let the pie cool for 15 minutes, then cut it into 8 pieces. Top each piece with the tomato-basil sauce and sprinkle with a little Parmesan cheese.
  5. Tomato-basil sauce:


    In a large saucepan, heat the oil with the garlic and red pepper flakes over low heat for 3-5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, all the seasonings, and fresh basil. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Add a chunk of Romano cheese. Cook for 2.5-3 hours, stirring frequently.



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