Baked Macaroni and Daube

Printable Recipe: BAKED MACARONI and Daube (Red Gravy Beef Roast)

 

If you've been in the New Orleans area long enough, you've been to
Rocky and Carlo's Restaurant down in
"da Parish" …..Chalmette. 

If  you've never been, I bet you have heard of it and it's on your to do list.
They are famous for their baked macaroni. 
It's made with long macaroni noodles made by Luxury,
a New Orleans family owned company in itself. 

Everything about Rocky and Carlos is an experience that needs to be had...
From the ordering at the counter, the amount of food on a plate, the taste of
the bake macaroni (served plain, with red gravy veal, or brown gravy hamburger steak)
it's something everyone must try to try.

Here is a short video of how Rocky and Carlo's prepares their macaroni.

Unfortunately not everyone will have the opportunity to experience

Rocky and Carlo's,

but I can give you something pretty darn close....

 

Below is a similar version of baked macaroni. 

I am not sure it's exact but could be the closest thing to it.  

 

We love to eat it as a side, but our absolute favorite way is topped

with a red gravy roast known as daube (creole beef roast spaghetti)

I share my EASY red gravy roast recipe with you as well. 

 

Scroll past the recipe for pictures.  

 

Baked Macaroni

 

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1 pkg long macaroni (luxury brand preferred)

2 eggs

1/2 C. evaporated milk

8 oz. shredded mozzarella****

8 oz. shredded Monterey jack****

1/2 stick butter-melted

8 oz. finely grated mild cheddar

salt and pepper to taste

 

• Cook macaroni as directed
• Coat a 13x9 glass pan with cooking spray.
• Add cooked macaroni to pan and mix in salt, pepper, mozzarella and monterey jack cheeses. I have found that the best way to mix the cheeses is to use your fingers and toss it among the long noodles as if you were tossing a salad with tongs.
• In separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk and butter then pour over the noodle and cheese mixture.
• Top with cheddar.
• Bake @ 350* for about 25 min covered and then 10-15 min uncovered

****This is a lot of cheese.  I have doubled this recipe without doubling the white cheeses.  I have also not doubled the recipe and cut the white cheeses in half so there is a total of 8 oz. of white cheeses v's 16 oz.   Enjoy!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below is the macaroni topped with my daube recipe.

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This is so easy because I use Emeril's Home Style Marinara which is the closest thing I have found to my grandma's red gravy....it's on the sweet side; not tangy.

 

Daube (Red Gravy Roast aka Creole Spaghetti)

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Chuck Roast (size is up to you)

1 jar of Emeril’s Homestyle Marinara- This brand and flavor is a must!!!!  DO NOT USE ANYTHING ELSE!!

½ -1 cup chopped onion (Honestly, I don’t measure this and I use frozen chopped onions.)

2 tbsp. of salt

1 tbsp. of pepper

1 tbsp. of garlic powder

1 tsp. of oil (I use olive just because I keep it right next to my stove but veg. oil  works.)

 

• Blend salt, pepper and garlic powder together to make a dry rub. 
• Spread the dry rub over all sides of the roast.
• Add oil to black iron skillet and heat over med high fire.
• Brown roast on all sides.  Set aside.
• Add onions to the bottom of the crock pot.  I keep them all together in a small area. 
• Place roast on top of the bed of onions.
• Pour the jar of marinara over the roast.
• Add a small amount of water to the jar. (An inch of water in the jar will do.) Shake the water up so that the sauce that is left on the sides of the jar will be washed from the sides of the jar.  Add the water to the crock pot. 
• Cover and cook for on low for 8 hours.
• Keep the jar for adding the grease/fat that will need to be skimmed off of the top of the marinara once it finishes cooking.  I use a ladle and skim the fat with a ladle.  I discard it into the jar. 
• Remove roast from pot and shred through it with forks, removing all fat from the roast.  I add the fat to the jar of grease too.  Screw the lid back on the jar and makes for an easy discard. 
• Add shredded meat back to the marinara. 
• Great over shell noodles or the BEST OVER BAKED MACARONI. 

ENJOY!!!!

 

Printable Version Baked Macaroni
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