Recipe Ziti bake
Ingredients
- Macphie Béchamel with Butter Sauce
- 250g Macphie Demi-Glace
- 1kg beef mince
- 1 carrot
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 celery sticks
- 2 onions
- 1 bunch basil
- 1L passata
- 100g parmesan
- Mozzarella
- 400g rigatoni cooked
- Olive oil
Method
Heat a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the olive oil and once hot add the beef mince and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook the mince until well browned over a medium-high heat. Once browned, transfer the mince to a bowl and set aside.
Add another tablespoon of oil to the saucepan you browned the mince in and turn the heat to medium.
Add the finely chopped onions and a pinch of salt and fry gently for 5-6 minutes, or until softened and translucent. Add the grated garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Then pour the mince and any juices in the bowl back into the saucepan.
Add the passata to the pan and stir well to mix. Pour in the Macphie Demi-Glace, bring to a boil and then reduce the temperature to simmer gently for 45 minutes, or until the sauce is thick and rich, add chopped basil and season as required.
In a suitable mixing bowl add the cooked pasta, the Bolognese mix and grated parmesan, mix thoroughly and pour into suitable oven proof dish.
Add spoonful’s of Macphie Béchamel with Butter Sauce and finish with mozzarella chunks.
Bake in an oven at 180°C for 30-40mins until golden on top.
