Macaroni with Tomato
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1921
Ingredients
- macaroni
- water
- salt
- manteca de vaca (beef lard)
- tomato
- Parmesan cheese or queso de bola (ball cheese)
Instructions
- Cook the macaroni in salted water until cooked.
- Drain well. Prepare a sauce using manteca de vaca (beef lard) and tomato.
- In a baking dish (besuguera), layer the ingredients: spread a layer of tomato sauce on the bottom, then a layer of macaroni, then a layer of grated Parmesan or ball cheese.
- Repeat these layers until the dish is full, finishing with a final layer of tomato sauce on top.
- Place in the oven and bake.
- Serve the macaroni in the same baking dish or pot in which it was cooked.