Cherry & Dennis Recipes
American Cheeseburger Beef Macaroni Skillet
美式芝士漢堡牛肉通心粉
Recipe overview
American Cheeseburger Beef Macaroni Skillet is organised into clear home-kitchen steps with truthful food states, heat levels and timings for a helper to follow.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 600 g minced beef
- 300 g macaroni
- 1 onion
- 400 g canned tomatoes
- 500 ml beef stock
- 180 g Cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
Seasoning
- 80 g pickles
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
02
Tools
- knife
- cutting board
- frying pan
- lid
- wooden spoon
- grater
- measuring cup
- serving bowl
03
Steps
Step 1
Dice onion and pickles
Dice onion and pickles. Use 1 onion, 80 g pickles. Cut into roughly 5 mm dice and keep the onion separate from the pickles.
Step 2
Heat oil in skillet
Heat oil in skillet. Use 1 tbsp cooking oil, over medium heat, work for 1 minute. The oil shimmers and flows easily but does not smoke.
Step 3
Brown minced beef
Brown minced beef. Use 600 g minced beef, over medium-high heat, work for 6 minutes. Break the meat into small crumbles until no pink remains and the pan liquid evaporates.
Step 4
Add and soften onion
Add and soften onion. Use 1 onion, over medium heat, work for 3 minutes. Stir often until soft and translucent but not browned.
Step 5
Add tomatoes and seasoning
Add tomatoes and seasoning. Use 400 g canned tomatoes, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, over medium heat. Bring to steady small bubbles without a hard boil.
Step 6
Add macaroni and stock
Add macaroni and stock. Use 300 g macaroni, 500 ml beef stock, over medium heat. Stir until the macaroni is mostly submerged with nothing stuck to the base.
Step 7
Simmer covered
Simmer covered. Use 300 g macaroni, 500 ml beef stock, 600 g minced beef, at a gentle simmer, work for 10 minutes. Stir until the macaroni is mostly submerged with nothing stuck to the base.
Step 8
Stir and check pasta
Stir and check pasta. Use 300 g macaroni, 600 g minced beef, at a gentle simmer, work for 3 minutes. Bite one piece: the centre is just tender with slight bite and no hard white core.
Step 9
Reduce sauce
Reduce sauce. Use 300 g macaroni, 600 g minced beef, over medium heat, work for 2 minutes. Reduce until the sauce coats the pasta and a spatula leaves a brief trail.
Step 10
Fold in cheddar
Fold in cheddar. Use 180 g cheddar cheese, off the heat. Stir off the heat until the cheese melts into a smooth sauce without splitting.
Step 11
Add chopped pickles
Add chopped pickles. Use 80 g pickles, off the heat. Fold in pickles off the heat so they stay crisp and evenly distributed.
Step 12
Rest and serve
Rest and serve. Use 300 g macaroni, 600 g minced beef, 180 g cheddar cheese, off the heat, work for 2 minutes. Rest until active bubbling stops and the sauce tightens slightly while the food stays hot.
Common mistakes
- Leaving large lumps of minced beef can hide pink undercooked centres.
- A hard boil makes macaroni stick while the stock evaporates too quickly.
- Melting cheddar over high heat splits the sauce and leaves it greasy.
Tips
Scrape the base while simmering so no macaroni sticks beneath the beef.
Turn off the heat before adding cheddar and pickles to keep the sauce smooth and the pickles crisp.
