Pinoy Baked Macaroni

Pinoy Baked Macaroni. For those who have been looking for a Pinoy recipe of Baked Macaroni here it is. This Baked Macaroni post is overdue, It was in my to-cook dish for some time now. There are countless versions of baked macaroni out there, but this is my version of the Pinoy Baked Macaroni. Macaroni to most Pinoy refer to the sweet macaroni salad, sopas or to the spaghetti style macaroni pasta with ground meat either beef and/or pork with a lot of banana ketchup. In reality the Pinoy macaroni is not baked. Since most Pinoy home do not have an oven the baking part is omitted, we are not cooking that type of macaroni at this time. For today we try to make a real Baked Macaroni pasta Pinoy style.

The meat sauce that I am using is basically similar to the sauce of our Pinoy Spaghetti. It is on the sweet side but not too sweet. I have to use traditional Pinoy ingredients like fish sauce, cheddar cheese and banana ketchup, after all this is a Pinoy version of Baked Macaroni.

I want to keep the intro short, now here is the reciepe of my version of Pinoy Baked Macaroni, enjoy.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 kilo elbow macaroni pasta
1/2 kilo ground lean beef
1/4 kilo ground lean pork
1 cup diced ham
6 pieces hotdog, sliced thinly
1 cup finely diced canned button mushroom
1 medium size carrots, skinned, finely diced
1 stalk celery, finely diced
2 medium size onions, peeled, finely diced
1/2 head garlic, peeled, finely chopped
2 medium size green/red bell pepper, finely diced
2-3 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 -1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
1 teaspoon ground peppercorns
2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup banana ketchup
1/2 cup tomato ketchup
1/4 cup fish sauce
1 large block cheddar cheese, grated
2-3 tablespoon sugar
salt
cooking oil

Cooking procedure:

To cook the pasta, cook the macaroni as per package instruction, reserve two cups of the boiling liquid and keep aside. I a large sauce pan sauté the garlic and onion until fragrant. Add in the ground beef and pork, stir cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add in the fish sauce, tomato sauce, ground peppercorns, dried chili flakes and dried parsley flakes, continue to stir cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Add in the sliced hotdogs and diced ham and continue to stir cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Add in the carrots, celery, bell pepper and mushroom, continue to stir cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Now add the cooked macaroni including the reserved boiling liquid, add in the sugar, banana and tomato ketchup, let simmer for 5 to 8 minutes stirring occasionally, season with salt to taste.

To bake the pasta, coat a large rectangular pyrex baking dish with butter. Transfer the cooked pasta to the baking dish. Top with the grated cheddar cheese. Bake at 350°F to 375°F for 10 to 15 minutes or until the cheese toping start to turn to golden brown. Let cool down for about 5 minutes before serving.

See other similar pasta recipes:

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Cheesy Pinoy Lasagna
Pinoy Spaghetti
Pinoy Spaghetti Longganisa
Pinoy Pineapple Fiesta Ham Spaghetti
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Pili Nut Pesto Spaghetti with Chicken Barbecue
Spaghetti with Clam and Shrimp in White Sauce
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Pinoy Carbonara, Carbonara Pinoy Style
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