Romanian Grandpa's Macaroni And Cheese I Made It

Romanian Grandpa's Macaroni and Cheese

gkwillow 12 years ago
Romanian Grandpas Macaroni And Cheese
by Chinablue

This took me back to my visit to Prague where I ate delicious noodle pudding. So easy and quick to make and a great side to many meat dishes! True comfort food.

Didn't really understand why it was necessary to cover the onions after they were cooked, so skipped that step..made sure the pasta was really dry by putting it back in the pan where it was cooked and placing it back on the still warm burner to evaporate any remaining liquid. Just be sure to keep it moving so it doesn't burn and stick! And while I left the onions in slices this time, I would recommend dicing as the recipe says.

Thank you Chinablue for the great recipe.
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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Covering the onion helps it go limp from the residual heat and steam from the saute process. Covering the pasta after it is mixed with the onion and the cottage cheese added, helps the cottage cheese go creamy a little, also from the residual heat.

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

That's the only thing I could figure. I did cover after adding the cottage cheese so it would get more melty, but I sauteed the onions long enough that they WERE soft and limp. In fact, I think that when I make this again I will saute them even longer until they are a bit brown and caramelized.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

What a great pic GK. Why would you dice the onions next time? I cant imagining it looking better then your pic now.

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Sliced onions visually compliment the tube type pasta. The diced onion probably compliment the sea shell type pasta.
This is on my list to make today if I can get some residual canning completed.

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

Are you canning Apple Butter today? I love apple butter! :)

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Yes! Got 7 quarts out of the first batch. They're on the counter cooling. Now on to make some applesauce, cinnamon and plain, and some jelly and jam. Bought 3 bushels from the orchard Friday. Took 2 days to make the applebutter. A lot of low and slow simmering to get it to caramelize just right.
But first I'm off to the store for the ingredients for this pasta dish.

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Light, creamy and tasty. Yes it would pair well with a meat dish.
Quick and easy to make. Doubled the recipe without trouble.
Can't really see the diced onion and garlic in the mix but the sweet savory flavor imparted is there.
Didn't saute the onions until transparent. Just can't see it. : ) Did saute them until translucent though.

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

I don't measure unless I'm baking. :) So my pic could reflect different proportions than what the recipe says. I probably used more onions and less pasta.

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