Maltese macaroni

[chrissa]

1 onion
3 cloves garlic
3 rashers bacon
400grams mince (beef or pork or veal or a combination)
I use half beef and half pork
2 teaspoons tomato paste
Beef stock cube
Small Tin of crushed tomatoes
4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
500g large macaroni shells

Chop Onion garlic & bacon in TMX 5 seconds/speed 5
Add some oil, sauté 3 mins/100^o/Speed 1
Add mince 10 mins/varoma temp/reverse/speed soft
Add tomatoes & tomato paste & stock cube salt & pepper 14 mins/varoma temp/reverse/speed soft Meanwhile, Cook macaroni shells in salted boiling water until just soft and drain.  Stir in the meat sauce, add eggs and milk.  Pour into baking dish, cook 1 hour 180^oC uncovered.  If it browns too much, cover with foil.  Serve hot or cold.

This recipe is suitable to freeze. I reheat in the microwave for lunch, although its better reheated in the oven.




members' comments
 
goldfish - made this yesterday - just about all gone!!  Thank you very much for the recipe - the small portion that's left I'm just about to pop into the freezer.

courton - Delicious family meal. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

[goldfish]

Chrissa - have you ever tried to freeze this?  Was thinking in serving portions.  Thanks for the recipe!

[chrissa]

Yes you can freeze it.

I freeze it in smaller portions that I take to work and I reheat in the microwave for lunch, although its better reheated in the oven

[goldfish]

Thanks, Chrissa - printed and on the to-do list!

[cookie1]

This sounds like our style of meal. Does it sort of set?

[chrissa]

Yes it sort of sets.  Another traditional method is to wrap it in pastry but I've never tried it that way.  It's called timpana.  I thing there is a similar Italian version.

[CreamPuff63]

Looks lovely chrissa. I'm enjoying your pics too, as I always do whenever someone posts one. Sadly however this macaroni doesn't have chocolate like I thought it would 

[goldfish]

L Sadly however this macaroni doesn't have chocolate like I thought it would 

 . .  and it seems to be missing another key ingredient, CP - the malt honeycomb is nowhere to be seen . . 

[nazar]

L Sadly however this macaroni doesn't have chocolate like I thought it would 

 . .  and it seems to be missing another key ingredient, CP - the malt honeycomb is nowhere to be seen . . 

l thougfht the same thing and thought to myself 'l wonder how choc maltese  balls  would taste with pasta '

[obbie]

my kids will love this, thanks.

[goldfish]

Hi Chrissa - made this yesterday - just about all gone!!  Thank you very much for the recipe - the small portion that's left I'm just about to pop into the freezer.

[chrissa]

Glad you enjoyed it.

 Did you add the honeycomb.  :-)

[goldfish]

  knew there was something I forgot!!  But in the end I don't think it was missed at all . . 

Thanks again, chrissa!!

[courton]

Delicious family meal. Thank you for sharing the recipe