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Timpana

Name: Timpana
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Malta
Ingredients: 250g Macaroni; 300g Mixed ground meat; 3 leaves Frozen puff pastry sheet; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 can Canned tomatoes; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 3 Egg; 50g Parmesan cheese; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Macaroni in meat sauce baked inside a pastry case — Malta's celebratory pasta pie.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Timpana is a traditional Maltese dish derived from Italian timballo: macaroni tossed with a ground meat tomato sauce, cheese, and egg is encased in pastry and baked. Very hearty, it's made in big pans for Sunday lunch and celebrations like weddings and Christmas.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At Sunday lunch in Malta, a big pie from the oven is cut and macaroni in tomato sauce spills out to cheers from the family.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Macaroni 250g
Mixed ground meat 300g
Frozen puff pastry sheet 3 leaves
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Canned tomatoes 1 can
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Egg 3
Parmesan cheese 50g
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Sauté the onion and garlic in olive oil, add the ground meat, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, and pepper, and simmer 20 minutes.
Boil the macaroni slightly firm and mix with the sauce, 2 beaten eggs, and Parmesan.
Line a pan with puff pastry and fill with the macaroni.
Cover with puff pastry, seal the edges, and brush with the remaining beaten egg.
Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes, rest 10 minutes, and cut.

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