Ingredients
Pasta ingredients:
- 1 bag of pennette pasta
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt
- Water
Meat sauce ingredients
- 1.5 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion diced in small pieces
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon all spices
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons corn oil
- salt and pepper
Bechamel sauce ingredients
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup corn oil
- 8 to 10 cups of milk depends on the thickness you like. So start with 8 and add as needed.
- 1/4 teaspoon for the nutmeg
- salt and pepper
Other ingredients
- 1 cup parmasean
- 1 egg (to be used at the very end as noted below)
Meat Preparation
In a hot medium pot, add some oil to brown the diced onions until light golden color.
Then add the ground beef. Move it around on low heat so it does not stick together.
Do not add salt in the beginning until it gets all the meat juices dried up (when that meat juice becomes less visible in the pot).
Add the salt, pepper, all spices and paprika and mix together.
Cook the pasta as instructed on the box. However, make sure to add in the boiling water some salt, dried oregano and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
When pasta is ready, do not wash it and just mix it with the meat sauce.
Béchamel sauce Preparation
In a medium pan, heat the oil over medium-low heat. Add the flour and stir until smooth. Cook until the whole mixture turns a golden color, about 4-5 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the milk so when added to the flour, it does not become lumpy. Add the warm milk to the mixture while you are whisking. Be careful since the steam can get really hot!
Add some salt, pepper and nutmeg. Bring to a boil.
Cook for about 10 minutes while whisking constantly, then remove from heat. If too thick you can add more milk.
Putting it all together to be baked
Now the layering or I will call it mixing. Add the pasta in a pyrex pan. Add the meat sauce and mix.
Now, cover all the top of the pasta with the rest of the béchamel.
Beat an egg on the side and spread it over the béchamel.
Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown (about 1 hour).

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