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Preheat oven to 350u00b0F.
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Put water, salt, olive oil and in a large pot and bring to a boil.
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Add macaroni, cook until well done (9-10 minutes), and drain.
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Melt butter in sauce pan, add tomato paste, stir and mix well.
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Add sugar, salt, cinnamon, oregano, orange rind, orange juice, bay leaves, and cloves, and stir well.
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Continue stirring while slowly adding warm water.
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Cover and simmer until only 2/3 of the liquid remains.
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Season beef with salt and pepper, and saute in olive oil until meat is dry, breaking up meat while browning, so it will not be lumpy when done (8-10 minutes).
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Add onions and garlic and continue to saute until onion is yellow (3-5 minutes).
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Pour wine over this mixture, stir well, cover tightly, and set aside.
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When only 2/3 of the liquid remains in the tomato sauce, add the ground beef mixture.
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Continue to simmer covered until sauce is thickened.
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Keep hot.
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Put layers in a baking pan in the following order: (1) macaroni (2) meat sauce (3) kephalotiri cheese.
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Keep layering until everything is used up, with the last layer being the meat/tomato sauce.
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Cover the top layer with a single layer of kaseri cheese.
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Bake until the Kasseri is melted (2-3 minutes).
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Serve hot.
