Baked macaroni with minced meat (Pastitsio me macaronia)

8 servings

500 gr macaroni

500 gr minced beef

2 medium onions

1 tin peeled tomatoes

1 teacup butter

3 eggs

1 teacup grated cheese

8 level tbsps flour

4 teacups cold milk

Salt, pepper

½ tsp ground nutmeg

Sauté the minced beef in the chopped onion with 2 tbsps butter. Add salt, pepper, nutmeg and sieved tomatoes and cook for about 45 minutes.  

Boil macaroni in plenty of salted water for 15 minutes.  

Drain and prepare the white sauce as follows: Melt 6 tbsps butter in a saucepan.  

Add the flour, stirring with wooden spoon, and cold milk.  

Cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens.  

Remove from heat, add salt and pepper.  

Beat the eggs and add to the white sauce together with half the grated cheese. 

Butter a baking pan, put in half the macaroni, sprinkle with a little grated cheese and spread the minced meat mixture over it. 

Put the remaining macaroni on top and cover with the white sauce. 

Spread with a knife.  

Sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese and bake in moderate over for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.

Good hunting!