Mama Bunga’s Macaroni Schotel

During her pregnancy, my sister, Jq, craves for Macaroni Schotel. She asked me for the recipe, but I didn’t have any. I then remembered how my mother-in-law used to make Macaroni Schotel. The one that I remembered very vividly was the time when Arman’s late grandpa celebrated his birthday. My mother-in-law was so dearly, considering Arman’s late grandpa’s diabetic condition, she made a Macaroni Schotel instead of sweet birthday cake for him. That way, he could make a wish and blow a candle. So a few days ago, I called her and asked her for the recipe. I have modified the original recipe by eliminating slices of ham and corned beef and replacing sweet condensed milk with sugar. This is really good, I can imagine how it would be more tasty with slices of ham and corned beef. Andrew likes this too.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups of macaroni

4 pieces of sausages – cut into 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 cm dices

1/2 can of spam – cut into 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 cm dices

12 pieces of eggs – beaten

1.5 teaspoon of salt

1.5 teaspoon of sugar

pepper

a pinch of nutmeg

2 handful of shredded monterey jack & cheddar cheeses

INSTRUCTIONS:

First soak the macaroni in a bowl of water for about 10 minutes. Then boil until cook, put into a strainer and pour a cold water to avoid the macaroni sticking on each other. In a separate bowl, beat all the eggs, add sugar, salt, pepper and nutmeg, then beat again until all mixed well. You can also replace the sugar with sweet condensed milk. In a baking plate (I used pyrex), mix the macaroni with sausages and spam meat. Then pour the seasoned beaten eggs until the mix macaroni-sausages-spam covered. Put a handful of shredded cheese then steam for about 15 minutes. Put another handful of shredded cheese then bake in 350 degree Fahrenheit for another 15-20 minutes. Let it cool, then cut into desired size. Ready to serve!