Polish Macaroni and cheese with strawberries
{Makaron z serem i z truskawkami}
Polish macaroni and cheese with strawberries is a dish that comes alive every year during strawberry season. Farmer’s market stalls fill up with this ripe, plump and juicy red fruit and people go nuts for them. Strawberry season will only last a couple of moths (if we’re lucky) and we won’t see them again until next year in Poland. To make sure we get the most out of strawberry season we’ll make sure to eat them by the pound. We’ll put them into cheese-cake, make it into strawberry soup, coffee cake or boil them with sugar and drink as juice.
Makaron z serem i z truskawkami [mah-kah-rohn z seh-rehm ee z troo-skah-vkah-mee] is a dish of hot spiral-shaped pasta garnished with tangy and cold farmer’s cheese and covered with fresh and juicy strawberries. A bit of sugar and sour cream brings a bit of sweet and creamy balance for a complete and filling dinner… I imagine this is not what you expected when you saw the dish name 🙂 This is macaroni and cheese, Polish style.
Polish Macaroni and cheese with strawberries {Makaron z serem i z truskawkami}
Ingredients
- 1 box (12 oz / 350g) of spiral-shaped or bowtie pasta
- 8 oz / 230 g of polish farmer's cheese*
- 16-20 oz of fresh strawberries
- About 1/2 cup of sour cream
- 4-5 tsp of sugar
Instructions
Boil pasta in salted water according to the instructions on the box.
In the meantime wash strawberries and remove stems and leaves. Quarter each fruit and set aside. Prepare farmer's cheese by crumbling it into a bowl, also set aside.
When pasta is ready, drain and while still hot distribute onto plates. Top with a few tablespoons of farmer's cheese, as many strawberries as you wish and a dollop of sour cream. Sprinkle with sugar and serve.
Enjoy for dinner on a hot summer day.
Happy cooking and smacznego!
Anna
* recipe for home-made farmer’s cheese here. You may also substitute with a large curd cottage cheese.
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Will something like a soft goat cheese like chevre work for the cheese?
I’d recommend ricotta instead. 👍🏻
I swapped fresh strawberries for homemade blueberry sauce – nice, simple dish!
Just made this, using cottage cheese, this is darn good, never had it before. I’ve made a lot of your recipes and you never disappoint me. Yummy good
Awesome! Thanks for trying 😊