Neapolitan Casserole
Description
The recipe won't take much time. To make a Neapolitan-style casserole, you can use any ground meat of your choice. If you're not watching your diet, try using a mixture of beef and pork mince in a 50/50 ratio. First, prepare a vegetable filling with the meat, then make a béchamel sauce and cook the pasta until al dente. A couple of minutes to assemble the casserole and 20 minutes in the oven, and a delicious Italian dish will be on your table.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
Peel and chop the onion.
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Step 3
Slice the celery stalk.
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Step 4
Grate the carrot using a fine grater.
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Step 5
Fry the onion in vegetable oil for 2 minutes.
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Step 6
Add celery to the onion and fry for another 2 minutes.
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Step 7
Add the grated carrot and fry everything together for another minute. Set the fried vegetables aside.
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Step 8
Fry the minced meat in vegetable oil. When the liquid released by the meat evaporates, remove the pan from the heat.
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Step 9
Combine the ground meat with the vegetables.
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Step 10
Chop the tomatoes.
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Step 11
Return the minced meat with the vegetables to the heat and add the chopped tomatoes together with their juice. Simmer until the excess liquid evaporates, about 15 minutes.
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Step 12
At the end of cooking, add minced garlic, salt, and pepper to taste.
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Step 13
Now make the béchamel sauce. For this, melt butter in a saucepan and lightly fry the flour in it.
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Step 14
Then gradually add warm milk, continuously stirring with a whisk. As soon as the sauce begins to thicken, add the next portion of milk. Finally, add salt and, if desired, grate nutmeg.
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Step 15
While the sauce is cooking, boil the pasta in boiling salted water, two minutes less than indicated on the package. Add olive oil to the cooked pasta and stir.
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Step 16
Pour one ladle of béchamel sauce onto the bottom of each baking dish.
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Step 17
Place the pasta on top of the sauce in an even layer.
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Step 18
Top the macaroni with the minced meat and vegetables.
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Step 19
Pour a little béchamel sauce over the top of the meat.
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Step 20
Sprinkle with a small amount of grated Parmesan.
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Step 21
Place another layer of pasta on top.
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Step 22
Add the remaining béchamel sauce.
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Step 23
Spread grated Parmesan over the top of the casserole.
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Step 24
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with fresh basil. Serve immediately; this dish is tastier when hot.