Makaroni Po Flotski – Macaroni Navy Style (Макароны По-Флотски)

Makaroni Po Flotski has been part of the Russian kitchen since the age-old Soviet years. It is said that men in the Navy would prepare this dish quite often, hence the name. Out at sea, there weren’t many options or variety in the available ingredients, so they used what what they had, canned meat and pasta. It’s a dinner on the fly option, especially since you use meat that has been cooked ahead of time. The simple flavors and textures of this dish is something that the whole family will enjoy. The juicy and flavorful meat is paired with caramelized onions and a simple sauce and tossed with elbows.

Yields: 8-10 serving

Ingredients:

1 lb elbows

1 onion

1/2 Tablespoon butter

1 cup cooked pork, Pulled Pork

1/3 – 1/2 cup broth or reserved cooking liquid

1 Tablespoon flour

fresh parsley, minced

Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook 1 pound of elbows pasta according to the package instructions or however you like them.

Place 1 cup of cooked pulled pork in a food processor. Pulse until the meat is nicely ground. You don’t want it to be a puree, but it should definitely be on the smaller size. You can also use a meat grinder instead of the food processor. In a nonstick skillet, melt the butter. Add the minced onion, season with salt and cook on medium heat until the onions are tender and slightly golden in color. The caramelized onions will give a lot of really great flavor to the dish. Add the ground cooked meat to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium high heat and continue cooking until the edges of the pork are golden. The meat should still be tender for the most part, with nicely browned bits here and there. This also improves the overall taste of the dish.

Add the flour and stir it well into the meat mixture until the flour is completely incorporated. Add the broth and cook for another 3-5 minutes.

You can use chicken broth or reserve some of the cooking liquid before you reduce the rest of it for the Pulled Pork.

Add the meat to the pasta. Mix and garnish with fresh herbs. 

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Makaroni Po Flotski - Macaroni Navy Style

By olgak7 Published: October 4, 2012

• Yield: 8 Servings
• Prep: 5 mins
• Cook: 15 mins
• Ready In: 20 mins

Makaroni Po Flotski has been part of the Russian kitchen since the age-old Soviet years. It is said that men in the Navy would …

Ingredients

• 1 pound elbows pasta
• 1 cup cooked, pulled pork
• 1-2 onions minced
• 1/2 Tablespoon butter
• salt, pepper
• 1/3-1/2 cup broth
• fresh parsley minced

Instructions

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook 1 pound of elbows pasta according to the package instructions or however you like them.
   
2. Place 1 cup of cooked pulled pork in a food processor. Pulse until the meat is nicely ground. You don't want it to be a puree, but it should definitely be on the smaller size.
   
3. In a nonstick skillet, melt the butter.Add the minced onion, season with salt and cook on medium heat until the onions are tender and slightly golden in color.
   
4. Add the ground cooked meat to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium high heat and continue cooking until the edges of the pork are golden. The meat should still be tender for the most part, with nicely brown bits here and there.
   
5. Add the flour and stir it well into the meat mixture until the flour is completely incorporated.
   
6. Add the broth and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
   
7. Add the meat to the pasta. Mix and garnish with fresh herbs.
   

• Course: Entrée
• Skill Level: Easy