Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
75 min
Cook Time
105 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

1.00 lb Macaroni
1.50 lbs Ground beef
0.50 lb Chicken livers
chopped
6.00 tbsp Tomato paste
1.00 cup Red wine
2.00 large Onion
diced
4.00 cloves Garlic
minced
4.00 Eggs
beaten
1.50 cups Parmesan cheese
grated
4.00 oz Gbejna cheese
or ricotta
2.00 Bay leaves
0.50 tsp Nutmeg

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Sauté onions and garlic. Add beef and livers, brown well.
15 minutes
2
Add tomato paste, wine, bay leaves, nutmeg. Simmer 45 minutes.
45 minutes
3
Cook macaroni until very al dente. Drain well.
8 minutes
4
Mix hot pasta with beaten eggs and 1 cup Parmesan quickly.
5
Layer half the pasta in buttered baking dish.
6
Spread meat sauce over pasta. Dot with gbejna cheese.
7
Top with remaining pasta. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
8
Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes until golden and crusty on top.
30 minutes