Makaroni Recipe, Persian Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

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If you ask Persian children and teenagers about their favorite food, you will probably hear Makaroni several times! Makaroni is a special type of spaghetti but does not follow Italian rules. Yet, even many Italians enjoy eating it.

To cook Persian spaghetti, we drain the spaghetti and then let it cook with meat and tomato paste sauce. This food is an inseparable item in Persian households’ routine meals. So without further ado, let’s dive into Makaroni Recipe, this popular Persian food.

Try another food with macaroni from Greece called Makaronia Tou Fournou!

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Makaroni Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Spaghetti	360 gr
Mushroom	350 gr
Onion	1 big-sized
Ground meat	450 gr
Garlic	3 cloves
Turmeric	1 tsp
Tomato paste	2 tbsp.
Potato	2 medium-sized
Vegetable oil	4 tbsp.
Salt and pepper	to taste

How to Make Macaroni at Home?

To cook your makaroni penne, you have to follow three straightforward steps of recipe of Macaroni.

Making the Sauce

First of all, in macaroni dish recipe, chop the onion and garlic and sauté them in a pan with 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil.
When the onions turn golden brown, add the meat and mushrooms to the pan and stir frequently.
Continue stirring until the meat is not raw anymore. At this stage, add turmeric, Salt, pepper, and tomato paste.
Sauté the mixture with tomato paste for some minutes to remove any raw tomato taste. Now your makaroni sauce is ready.

Draining the Spaghetti

In this step, break the spaghetti in half so that it will be convenient while eating.
Bring a pot of water to boil, and add the spaghetti to it. Let it cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until the spaghetti is not brittle anymore.
Now drain it into a colander and rinse under cold water to remove stickiness.

Mixing Spaghetti and the Sauce

In the last step, you should add spaghetti and the sauce to a pot layer by layer.
Choose a nonstick pot, and add 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil to it.
Cut the potatoes into round shapes, and place them in the pot.
Then add a layer of spaghetti, and pour a layer of sauce on it. Continue adding the spaghetti and the sauce layer by layer until all the ingredients are used. Do not forget to finish the process with a sauce layer. That’s it.
Wrap the pot lid with a clean kitchen towel, and let your makaroni stay on medium heat for about one hour.
At the end of this period, increase the heat to high for an extra 5 minutes in order to get a crispy Tahdig.

How to Serve Makaroni

To serve the delicious makaroni, flip the pot upside down on a serving platter so that you can get a makaroni cake! Macaroni matches perfectly with salad Shirazi, and I recommend you try this combination.

Tips on Makaroni Recipe

To ensure that the veggies cook uniformly, make sure to chop them all into pieces of the same size.
The mushrooms should not be salted until they have browned since adding salt before then would cause them to release water and become mushy instead of properly sautéed.
Make sure you always cook the turmeric alongside the veggies for a few minutes. This enhances the spice’s flavor and lessens its bitterness.

The tomato paste should always be sautéed for a few minutes. This will eliminate the taste of raw tomatoes and reduce the flavor.
The longer the sauce is simmered on low heat, like with any bolognese sauce, the better the flavors will develop and taste, but you may finish it faster.
To get rid of stickiness, give the cooked pasta a quick water rinse. If not, stacking the pot will be difficult and untidy.
To ensure that your Tahdig won’t cling to the bottom and that the pasta won’t stick, always use a nonstick pot.
To guarantee the Tahdig crisps up and doesn’t burn or cling to the bottom of the pot, make sure you pour enough oil to the bottom of the pot.
Ensure that there is a thick layer of spaghetti on the bottom of the macaroni. This serves as the dish’s base. The sauce will ultimately trickle down and become mushy at the bottom of the saucepan if it is added too low.
Cook on low heat for 45 minutes until the macaroni cooks. This keeps it from overcooking or being mushy by allowing it to steam and cook very gently.

FAQs About Makaroni Recipe

Can we cook makaroni with other kinds of pasta?

Although most Persians cook makaroni with spaghetti, you can cook it with different kinds of pasta such as farfalle or conchiglie.

Is there any vegan makaroni?

Yes, you can simply omit the meat and use more vegetables like carrot, celery, and bell pepper.

Is it possible to bake mac and cheese?

Indeed! After cooking the macaroni as directed on the package, combine it with your cheese sauce and any additional ingredients you like.

Makaroni Recipe, Persian Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

Recipe by FerdosCourse: Main coursesCuisine: Persian foodDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Calories

600

kcal

This food is an inseparable item in Persian households’ routine meals. So without further ado, let’s dive into makaroni recipe, this popular Persian food.

Ingredients

Spaghetti 360 gr
Mushroom 350 gr
Onion 1 big-sized
Ground meat 450 gr
Garlic 3 cloves
Turmeric 1tsp
Tomato paste 1 tbsp.
Potato 2 medium-sized
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp.
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

First of all, chop the onion and garlic and sauté them in a pan with 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil.
When the onions turn golden brown, add the meat and mushrooms to the pan and stir frequently.
Continue stirring until the meat is not raw anymore. At this stage, add turmeric, Salt, pepper, and tomato paste.
Sauté the mixture with tomato paste for some minutes to remove any raw tomato taste. Now your makaroni sauce is ready.
In this step, break the spaghetti in half so that it will be convenient while eating.
Bring a pot of water to boil, and add the spaghetti to it. Let it cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until the spaghetti is not brittle anymore.
Now drain it into a colander and rinse under cold water to remove stickiness.
In the last step, you should add spaghetti and the sauce to a pot layer by layer.
Choose a nonstick pot, and add 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil to it.
Cut the potatoes into round shapes, and place them in the pot.
Then add a layer of spaghetti, and pour a layer of sauce on it. Continue adding the spaghetti and the sauce layer by layer until all the ingredients are used. Do not forget to finish the process with a sauce layer.
Wrap the pot lid with a clean kitchen towel, and let your makaroni stay on medium heat for about one hour.
At the end of this period, increase the heat to high for an extra 5 minutes in order to get a crispy Tahdig.