To understand the evolution of macaroni and cheese is to realize that pursuit of the “cheapest protein possible” has been a longstanding quest of the American food system. Was it a hoax? A working-class prank against elitism in food? Was this contest somehow rigged by Kraft? In the end it turned out to just be a financial decision by the chef: In great American tradition, he bought the cheapest protein possible. When he arrived at the winner’s circle, he made a stunning announcement: His main ingredient was Velveeta.Īmazement! Shock! Betrayal! The audience clutched their ironic canned beer but didn’t quite know how to react. The audience, however, chose another contestant. We awarded the win to a chef who made mac and cheese with an aged Vermont cheddar. The judges included a food writer, an award-winning grilled-cheese-maker, and me, a cheesemonger. The competitors were mostly chefs, and the audience-the online tickets sold out in minutes-was soaking up the chance to be at a “Top Chef” kind of event, but more urban and cool. Cheese type is by your personal taste, we like the parm.Being a judge at a macaroni and cheese competition in San Francisco taught me a lot about American food. My mom makes this with tomato juice but we like it "chunkier" so I used the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Cook at medium heat for about 15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and seasoning salt to taste. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, green chilies and water. Combine meat mixture and elbow mac in dutch oven. Boil elbow mac in salted water till al dente, drain. Salt, pepper and seasoning salt, to tasteīrown ground beef, pepper and onion in pan, drain. dry elbow macaroni, cooked to al dente in boiling, salted waterġ/2 small can green chilies (just because) diced red (or green) pepper and a scant 1/2 C diced onion, drain.Ģ C. We just call it "goulash" but (more accurately) I would call it American goulash. This was a pantry dish - most homes had the ingredients for it in their pantry/freezer at all times and it was a fast one-pot dinner, which is why it became so common. Slumgullion tends to be made more as a stew with stew meat instead of ground beef, but they're all very similar.īecause of this, there are lots of different versions from different parts of the continent, so you're gonna need to search for the right recipe. Hamburger helper has several different versions that have a base of macaroni and ground beef with various seasonings. Chili mac adds chili powder, canned green chiles, and sometimes corn into the dish. Johnny Marzetti is a casserole based on this dish that is covered with cheese and baked until bubbly. It was sometimes called American goulash, hamburger helper, American chop suey, Johnny Marzetti, slumgullion, chili mac, and other names. The boxed dinner called Hamburger Helper is based on it. This was a REALLY common dish in working-class homes of North America in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and went by different names. it definitely didn’t include boxed Mac & cheese.Īlso, I grew up in Western Canada, so there wouldn’t have been any ingredients that may be particular to the Mid-Western or Eastern areas of the US. the cheese was grated cheddar (not processed) and was served at the table, the dish didn’t get put in the oven at any point there definitely no chilli or jalapeños or anything that could have been considered even mildly spicy pretty sure the tomato component was tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes, not tomato soup the macaroni wasn’t cooked separately (it was cooked in the casserole after the tomato was added). Here are more details about what I remember: This sub is full of super helpful people □. I don’t remember much about it, except for that it had tomato sauce and a can of kernel corn and that had grated cheddar cheese added when was served.Ĭan anyone help me track down the full recipe? Thanks!ĮDIT: Big thanks to all who have provided suggestions for the mystery recipe. When I was young, back in the 80s, my mom made a ground beef and macaroni stove top casserole that she called “One Pot Meal”. I’m looking for a recipe that I don’t know the name for. I’m hoping that this sub can work miracles.
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