Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

Name: Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 2 cups, whole milk (see note); 2 cups, mayonnaise (see note); 1 tablespoon, brown sugar; 2 teaspoons, pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta; 1 pound, elbow macaroni; 1/2 cup, cider vinegar; 4 , scallions, sliced thin; 1 large, carrot, peeled and grated; 1 , celery rib, chopped fine

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By Diane Unger

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2009, Cook's Country TV

Side Dishes

Pasta

Salads

Hawaiians cook their macaroni until it's "fat." Turns out they know what they're doing.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Hawaiians cook the macaroni for their Hawaiian Macaroni Salad until it’s “fat," or very soft. Turns out they know what they’re doing. While overcooking the pasta seems like a bad idea, it actually enables the macaroni to absorb more dr...

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