Bahamian Mac and Cheese is made with a special method of double cooking. The frying of macaroni and cheese with the rest of the ingredients and then baking of this fried mixture gives a separate charm to your Bahamian Mac and Cheese.
This Bahamian Mac and Cheese is packed with enough cheese and so we can call it a cheesy one. This Mac and Cheese can also be served with some of your main course dishes and you would love it when served that way.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 1/2 lb white onion, diced
- 4 eggs at room temperature
- 1 diced habanero pepper
- 1/2 lb green bell pepper
- 12 o evaporated milk
- 2 (16-oz) packages, of shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon paprika
- 2 pinches of salt
Method to make the Bahamian Mac and Cheese
- Fill a large-sized saucepan with water and add salt to it. Let the water boil. Once the water gets boiled, you must add your elbow macaroni into the boiled salted water.
- The macaroni will swell and will get softened to be used in the further recipe.
- Drain the water and put the elbow macaroni in a separate bowl.
- Add the macaroni back into the pot and pour some butter into the pot. Mix both of these ingredients with each other so that the macaroni starts to simmer in the butter.
- Bring the shredded cheese and add it to the cooking macaroni at medium heat. Keep some of the cheese aside.
- In the cooking cheese and macaroni mixture, you need to add the seasonings. Sprinkle the black pepper over the cheese-filled macaroni.
- Shower paprika over it and then add the habanero pepper. At the same time, you must add the diced onions and bell peppers to your macaroni.
- Once the cheese gets melted, you must add the eggs into the macaroni which was already blended in a separate bowl.
- Pour the milk into it and stir well at this point in time.
- Take a baking pan and transfer the cooked mixture to this pan. Spread the leftover cheese over it and bake in the oven for 60 minutes.
- The temperature at which the macaroni is baked is 375 degrees.
- Let it set for more than half an hour and then serve to the people waiting at the dining table.
FAQs?
How to prevent the macaroni from sticking?
To prevent the macaroni from sticking, you must add two tablespoons of oil to the boiling water. Also pour a little oil over the macaroni once you have drained the water.
Why do my mac and cheese get hard?
If you bake your mac and cheese while uncovered, it will get hardened. You must bake it while covered and also you should try out the whole milk for this purpose.
Bahamian Mac and Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 1/2 lb white onion diced
- 4 eggs at room temperature
- 1 diced habanero pepper
- 1/2 lb green bell pepper
- 12 o evaporated milk
- 2 16-oz packages, of shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon paprika
- 2 pinches of salt
Instructions
- Fill a large-sized saucepan with water and add salt to it. Let the water boil. Once the water gets boiled, you must add your elbow macaroni into the boiled salted water.
- The macaroni will swell and will get softened to be used in the further recipe.
- Drain the water and put the elbow macaroni in a separate bowl.
- Add the macaroni back into the pot and pour some butter into the pot. Mix both of these ingredients with each other so that the macaroni starts to simmer in the butter.
- Bring the shredded cheese and add it to the cooking macaroni at medium heat. Keep some of the cheese aside.
- In the cooking cheese and macaroni mixture, you need to add the seasonings. Sprinkle the black pepper over the cheese-filled macaroni.
- Shower paprika over it and then add the habanero pepper. At the same time, you must add the diced onions and bell peppers to your macaroni.
- Once the cheese gets melted, you must add the eggs into the macaroni which was already blended in a separate bowl.
- Pour the milk into it and stir well at this point in time.
- Take a baking pan and transfer the cooked mixture to this pan. Spread the leftover cheese over it and bake in the oven for 60 minutes.
- The temperature at which the macaroni is baked is 375 degrees.
- Let it set for more than half an hour and then serve to the people waiting at the dining table.
