Macaroni salad (Hawaiian). Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is one of my biggest guilty pleasures. Macaroni salad is a staple of the Hawaii-style plate lunch. Typically scooped onto lunch plates Hawaii: Where Mac Salad is King (excerpted from "Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in the Hawaiian.
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is so fabulously creamy and simple.
This mayonnaise-based pasta salad makes a wonderful side for summer bbqs and picnics.
When I travel to Hawaii, I get Macaroni Salad.
You can cook Macaroni salad (Hawaiian) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Macaroni salad (Hawaiian)
- Prepare 2 cups of whole milk.
- Prepare 2 cups of mayo.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
- It's 1 lb of macaroni.
- It's 1/4 cup of cider vinegar.
- It's 1/4 cup of grated yellow onion.
- It's 1/2 cup of carrots peeled and shredded.
- You need 1/2 cup of celery finely diced.
Authentic Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is a delicious and unique pasta salad that's generously dressed in a super creamy dressing that's both a little tangy and a little sweet. A delicious macaroni pasta salad with ham, pineapple, shredded carrots, and green onions. It has such amazing flavor and it coated in a sweet and tangy pineapple dressing. This Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Recipe comes from the famous chef Roy Yamaguchi of Roy's Hawaiian restaurants.
Macaroni salad (Hawaiian) step by step
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups milk, 1 cup mayonnaise, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Set aside..
- In a large pot Bring 4 quarts of water to a roiling bowl. Add pasta and 1 Tablespoon of salt to the water and cook the pasta for 15 minutes, until it's fat and very soft..
- Drain pasta and pour it back into the dried pasta pot..
- Pour vinegar over pasta and stir until it's evenly distributed and absorbed. Pour pasta into a bowl and cool for 10 minutes..
- Add the milk and mayonnaise mixture and stir until evenly combined, then cool completely..
- Add the grated onions, carrots, celery, and the remaining milk and mayonnaise to the pasta and mix until evenly distributed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour for up to 2 days. Adjust seasoning if necessary and serve..
I'm a big fan of Roy. Hawaiians cook the macaroni for their Hawaiian Macaroni Salad until it's "fat," or very soft. Turns out they know what they're doing. While overcooking the pasta seems like a bad idea, it actually enables. It's traditionally served on a lunch plate with the bold flavors of BBQ.