This one is also from my childhood - not something I'd do nowadays for a dinner, although it's a nice memory. As a child it was one of my favourites, but now it has come down quite a bit. This is still the most popular food in Finland, according to children at least.

 

Macaroni casserole with ground beef

Ingredients:

400g macaroni

400g ground beef

1-2 onions

1-2 tsp salt

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp curry

1 tsp black (or white) pepper

3 eggs

7 dl milk

butter

 

How to do:

1. Preheat the oven to 175C.

2. Cook the macaroni for 7-8 minutes (until al dente) in salted water, drain.

3. Chop the onions.

4. Fry the ground beef with the onions, season with curry, paprika, salt and black pepper.

5. Transfer the macaroni and ground beef into a buttered baking dish and mix carefully.

6. Mix the eggs with milk in a bowl, season with salt, then pour over the mixed macaroni and ground beef.

7. Bake uncovered in the oven at 175C for 1,5h. (After 1 hour you can lower the heat to 150C.)

8. Let the casserole stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Serve with ketchup and salad.