Spaghetti casserole

Spaghetti casserole



Ingredients:


• 1 packed of spaghetti


• 1 lb ground beef


• 1 tbls butter


• 1 tbls tomato paste, blended in water


• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese


• 4 thin slices of Gruyere cheese


• 1 egg yolk


• 1 bay leaf


• 1 quartered onion


• 2 cloves of garlic


• ½ cup cream


• 4 cups of white sauce (below)


• Salt to taste






Method:


Break the spaghetti in half and cook in boiling salted water for 8 minutes. sauté the meat in the melted butter until browned. Add the tomato sauce and simmer until the meat is done and the sauce is absorbed. Set aside. In a heavy saucepan prepare the white sauce. Add the onion, bay leaf and garlic to the white sauce and cook for 3 minutes. remove from heat, blend in the egg yolk and grated cheese. Remove the onion, garlic and bay leaf form the sauce and set it aside to cool lukewarm. Add the cream. Grease an oven proof dish and pile on to it the spaghetti and ground meat. Add the white sauce reserving a little for the topping. Mix the ingredients gently. Pour on the remaining white sauce and top with sliced gruyere. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes.




White sauce


• 2 tbls butter


• 1 ½ tbls flour


• ½ tsp salt


• 1/8 tsp pepper


• 2 cups milk


Method:


Melt the butter over low heat in a sauce pan. Blend in the flour and seasoning. Cook until the mixture is smooth. Remove it from the heat and stir in the milk. Bring the sauce to the boil stirring constantly. Simmer for 2 minutes. the sauce is now ready for use.