FILIPINO BAKED MACARONI HOW TO

Also, I love a touch of sweetness in the sauce but unlike other recipes, I don’t add ketchup. For the same reason, I love dicing the Vienna sausage as instead of cutting them into rounds because it easily gets caught in the pasta. Not only from a textural standpoint but it also catches the sauce in the the little pasta crevices. Additionally, slicing and cubing it instead of shredding it is better. When cooking this dish, some things I’ve learned along the way is that poaching the chicken gently keeps it moist and tender. This cheese is mainly consumed during the holidays as well and because this dish was mainly served during the holidays, I can see how that cheese made it into this dish. Queso de Bola (or Edam cheese) originated from the Netherlands but was also brought in by the Spanish into their colonies. My guess would be, much like the Filipino spaghetti, it came over post war through the American occupation and the ingredients were adapted and customized to what was available. When I think about this dish and it’s potential origin, there are Filipino recipes out there but none really go into how it came about. It’s so easy and amazing as it sits in the sauce for a day or two.

FILIPINO BAKED MACARONI HOW TO

I made it myself for the first time a few years ago when I felt nostalgic for the dishes my family would eat during the holidays and I actually made the whole spread - Tita Lydia’s Baked Ham, this pasta dish, embutido - and one day a few months ago, I wondered why I only made this dish during that time especially now when I knew how to make it. Our family isn’t even really that big into chicken but there it is, on the table when the Christmas season rolls in. It’s unusual for sure, with Vienna sausage and chicken as the protein and the cheese is Queso de Bola. It’s only really served and eaten at that time and it’s always a hit.

I am not really sure where this dish originated from but it has been part of our Noche Buena celebration for as long as I can remember.

Filipino baked macaroni