Preparation

10 minutes
Cooking

45 minutes
Difficulty

Easy

Baked macaroni with minced beef and cheese is a grilled dish that is unique and promises to be addictive! Join into the kitchen with TasteVN to create this delicious and creamy dish right away!

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1 Prepare ingredients

2 Stir-fry beef

3 Make minced beef tomato sauce

4 Seasoning

5 Boil macaroni

6 Baked macaroni and cheese

7 Final product

Ingredients for Baked Macaroni with Minced Beef and Cheese Sauce Serves 2

Macaroni 200 gr Beef 250 gr (Ground or minced beef) Cheese 200 gr (Mozzarella) Cheese powder 50 gr (Parmesan) Onion 50 gr Celery 50 gr Carrot 50 gr Garlic 10 gr Tomato 300 gr Unsweetened milk 150 ml Red wine 100 ml (Red wine) Bay leaf 2 gr (Bay leaf) Basil 10 gr (Basil)

How to choose good beef

You need to choose fresh meat fibers that are not dark red, with small, tender fibers.
Avoid large and tough meat fibers. The beef fat should be bright yellow, with white and firm tendons; soft fat should not be chosen.
Use your finger to press gently on the meat fiber to feel the good elasticity of the meat. If it does not stick to your hand and has no foul smell, you can choose fresh beef for cooking.
Female beef is usually tastier than male beef. Choose young beef as this type has white fat and fine, tender fibers.

Ingredients for baked macaroni with beef sauce

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How to make Baked macaroni with minced beef sauce

1

Prepare ingredients

Peel the onion and carrot, and dice them. Remove the root from the celery, wash it clean, then chop it finely.

You can choose fresh tomatoes or canned tomatoes; if using fresh tomatoes, wash them clean and let them drain.

Wash the oregano, let it drain, then chop it finely.
2

Stir-fry beef

Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan, then add 50g of onion, 50g of celery, and 50g of carrot in turn and stir-fry until cooked.

Then add 10g of minced garlic, stir briefly, and then add 250g of minced beef, stir-fry until the beef is cooked.
3

Make minced beef tomato sauce

Add 150ml of fresh milk, simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until the milk evaporates almost completely, then add 100ml of red wine, 300g of tomatoes, 2 bay leaves, and 10g of thyme.

Then use a pestle to mash the tomatoes until smooth and mix the ingredients together.
4

Seasoning

You simmer the sauce until it lightly boils, then season with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and cook the sauce on low heat for 30 minutes.
5

Boil macaroni

You bring a pot of water to a boil, add 200g of macaroni along with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and boil for 10 minutes until the macaroni is cooked, when it turns a fresh egg yellow color.

Then you take the macaroni out, rinse it under cold water, and drain. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of cooking oil over the macaroni and mix well so that the macaroni strands do not stick together.
6

Baked macaroni and cheese

You put the boiled macaroni into the sauce pot, mix well so that all the macaroni is fully coated with the sauce, then turn off the heat. After that, scoop the macaroni onto a ceramic or glass tray (or any dish that can be used in the oven), sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese on top, and a thin layer of parmesan cheese.

Then you take the macaroni tray and bake it for 7-10 minutes at 250 degrees Celsius. When you see the cheese melted completely and some parts are slightly burnt, you can take it out of the oven and enjoy.
7

Final product

Baked macaroni with minced beef sauce tastes best when hot, and you can enjoy it with chili sauce or soy sauce, both are delicious.