GROUND BEEF WITH WHITE SAUCE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, 1 tablespoon oil and bouillon cubes, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet. Saute onion until golden and add ground beef. Cook over medium heat until evenly brown. Stir in tomato paste, salt and pepper; simmer over low heat until heated through.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a deep saucepan; stir in flour, then milk. Cook over medium-low heat until sauce thickens; stir in salt and white pepper. Pour half of the sauce over the cooked macaroni and stir in mozzarella cheese. Spoon half of the macaroni into prepared dish and top with ground beef mixture. Spoon the remaining macaroni over the ground beef, and top with remaining white sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat
• Add butter and when it foams, add the meats, crumble and lightly brown
• Add carrot, celery, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, sage, bay, nutmeg and cloves to pan and cover
• Cook 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, to sweat the vegetables
• Add tomato paste and stir a minute; add wine and evaporate
• Add stock and milk, bring to a bubble, reduce heat and simmer 25-30 minutes over low heat
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta
• Salt the water and cook pasta to al dente, reserving 1 cup starchy water just before draining
• Drain pasta and toss with sauce, cheese and starchy water
• Pass extra cheese at table