Pumpkin Macaroni pie is another version of the favourite macaroni pie. We just love this dish in the Caribbean.
Course: Pasta
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients
- 1 pk macaroni 400g
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin grated
- 1 1/2 cups cheese grated
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1 tbsp. flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp. ketchup
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- 1 pimento pepper finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp. white pepper
- pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- 1 small red sweet pepper sliced (garnish)
Instructions
- Make the White Sauce:
- Melt butter in a saucepan or pot over a very low fire.
- Add onion and allow to cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the flour gradually to a smooth paste.
- Pour in the milk. Continue stirring.
- Add white pepper.
- Allow to simmer until thick. Stir gradually. Set aside.
- Note: It is normal for the milk to form a “skin” while it cools. So don’t worry too much about that.
- Boil macaroni. Drain. Place in a deep bowl. Then add the grated pumpkin. Mix well.
- Note: We used raw grated pumpkin and not cooked pumpkin. This was to avoid overcooking the pumpkin and not deriving much nutritional value from the vegetable.
- Add the white sauce, Angostura bitters, ketchup, celery, pimento, and 1 cup of cheese. Mix well.
- Preheat oven at 400 degrees F.
- Pour mixture in a well greased casserole dish.
- Garnish with sweet pepper and the remainder of cheese.
- Bake in 350 degrees F oven till golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool 10 minutes then Serve.
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