Tie Cake Recipe

There is a typical English dish that consists of a layer of minced meat and a layer of gratin mashed potatoes, this recipe is called Cottage Pie. Well, together we will show you how to prepare a similar cake, but replacing the potatoes with little ties. You can use the leftover ties or cook them again with all the ingredients mentioned below. At the end you will find more advice if you want to prepare this dish for celiacs, lactose intolerant, diabetics or if you are looking to lose weight.

Are you wondering how to make tie cake? Do not miss this easy recipe. Let’s cook!

Ingredients to make Tie Cake:

• 3 cups of dried bowties
• 500 grams of minced meat
• 1 onion
• ½ chili
• 1 fresh tomato
• 1 cup of milk (240 milliliters)
• 2 tablespoons of corn starch
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons grated cheese
• 1 egg

How to make Bowtie Cake:

1. To start preparing the tie cake, you must first chop and sauté the onion, garlic and chili pepper.
2. Make it with 1 teaspoon of oil or cooking spray and high heat. When the ingredients are browned, lower the heat to medium and add 1 tablespoon of water.
3. Stir and, when the water evaporates, add 1 more tablespoon.
4. You can repeat this process as many times as you want, you should know that the more times you do it, the more caramelized the vegetables will be with their own sugars.
5.  Meanwhile, cook the pasta in abundant boiling water for 8-12 minutes, according to the instructions on the package.
6. When the vegetables are ready, remove them from the pan, raise the heat and add the meat. At this point you should not cook the meat, but seal it so that it takes flavor.
7. Then add the vegetables, seasonings, and grated tomato.
8. Turn off the heat and reserve it. If you want to make a juicier or Bolognese-like preparation, you can add more grated tomato or even add canned plump tomatoes with sauce.
9. Tip:don’t worry if the meat is not fully cooked. In the second firing of the oven you will make sure that it is.
10. On the other hand, dissolve the cornstarch with the cold milk in a microwave-safe container. Heat for 1 minute and stir.
11. Heat it for another minute and repeat these steps as many times as necessary until you have a thick sauce. In general, 2-3 minutes in total is enough.
12. Mix the white saucethat you have prepared with the cooked pasta and seasonings.
13. Taste the preparation and, once you like it, add the egg.
14. Begin assembling the pie by placing the meat underneath in an oven-safe The easy tie cake is almost here!
15. On top of the meat, add the mixture of bow ties, white sauce and egg.
16. Apply some pressure so that your tie cake is very compact.
17. Heat it in the oven at 200ºCfor approximately 15-20 minutes.
18. After that time and optionally, you can add the grated cheeseand take the preparation of your tie cake to the oven grill so that it is gratin for 5 more minutes. Serve your hot cake with a nice salad to complete this delicious dish. To eat!