Bajan macaroni pie is a favorite of Barbados that’s sure to hit at your next family gathering. It’s a simple recipe you can learn to make with macaroni, cheese, evaporated milk, onion, and salt to taste.
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Below is a step-by-step guide on how to make macaroni pie.
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How to Make Macaroni Pie
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- Bread crumbs
- ½ tbsp paprika
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- ¼ tbsp salt, to taste
- ½ tbsp Black pepper
- 1 small onion, grated
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tbsp. yellow mustard
- 1/2 pound tubed macaroni
- 4 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Pour a liter of water into a non-stick large pot and add salt to taste
- Break each tube of macaroni into three parts. Pour the pieces of macaroni tubes into the boiling water and allow them to boil until tender. Don’t cover the pot.
- Stir them so they don’t stick together, and ensure not to cook them too soft. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Sieve or drain the water off the macaroni and rinse them with cold water. This process will prevent them from sticking with one another.
- Grate the cheddar cheese and one big onion.
- Put a pot on medium heat. Heat the butter and add the grated onion.
- Add a tin or two of evaporated milk
- Add half of the cheese to the pot
- Turn off the heat, add the macaroni to the mixture, and mix them gently.
- Add a tablespoon of mustard, ⅓ cup of ketchup and salt and pepper to taste
- You can add spices like thyme, paprika and seasoning
- Whisk the fresh egg and add to the macaroni pie. Stir them gently. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Coat a baking glass bowl with butter
- Transfer the sauce to the baking dish and sprinkle some cheddar cheese and bread crumbs on top
- Bake the macaroni pie at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 35 minutes. You’ll have a cream pie. The total time of cooking should be about 45 minutes.
- Serve while hot, alone or alongside salad.
Tips for Preparing Macaroni Pie
- You can use elbow macaroni if you don’t have tubed macaroni
- Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the boiling macaroni to prevent them from sticking to one another.
- You can mix the cheese, onion, black pepper, onion, mustard, and egg while the macaroni boils. Then pour the mixture on the tender macaroni and mix.
- Some people also choose to mix the rest of the ingredients with the cooked macaroni directly and then bake.
- Sprinkle bread crumbs and cheese on top of the macaroni pie before putting it into the oven.
- Add chopped scotch bonnet pepper for a spicy feel
- Also, add stewed chicken to the Caribbean macaroni pie before baking for a crunchy feel
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Barbados Macaroni Pie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 egg beaten
- Bread crumbs
- ½ tbsp paprika
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- ¼ tbsp salt to taste
- ½ tbsp Black pepper
- 1 small onion grated
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tbsp. yellow mustard
- 1/2 pound tubed macaroni
- 4 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Pour a liter of water into a non-stick large pot and add salt to taste
- Break each tube of macaroni into three parts. Pour the pieces of macaroni tubes into the boiling water and allow them to boil until tender. Don’t cover the pot.
- Stir them so they don’t stick together, and ensure not to cook them too soft. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Sieve or drain the water off the macaroni and rinse them with cold water. This process will prevent them from sticking with one another.
- Grate the cheddar cheese and one big onion.
- Put a pot on medium heat. Heat the butter and add the grated onion.
- Add a tin or two of evaporated milk
- Add half of the cheese to the pot
- Turn off the heat, add the macaroni to the mixture, and mix them gently.
- Add a tablespoon of mustard, ⅓ cup of ketchup and salt and pepper to taste
- You can add spices like thyme, paprika and seasoning
- Whisk the fresh egg and add to the macaroni pie. Stir them gently. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Coat a baking glass bowl with butter
- Transfer the sauce to the baking dish and sprinkle some cheddar cheese and bread crumbs on top
- Bake the macaroni pie at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 35 minutes. You’ll have a cream pie. The total time of cooking should be about 45 minutes.
- Serve while hot, alone or alongside salad.
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