Macaroni Hamin (Hamin Macaroni in Hebrew) is a traditional

Sephardic Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...

Jerusalemite dish originally from the Jewish Quarter of the

Old City of Jerusalem The Old City of Jerusalem ( he, הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה, translit=ha-ir ha-atiqah; ar, البلدة القديمة, translit=al-Balda al-Qadimah; ) is a walled area in East Jerusalem. The Old City is traditionally divided into ...

. It consists of macaroni, chicken, potatoes and spices. Traditionally Macaroni Hamin is slow cooked overnight before

Shabbat Shabbat (, , or ; he, שַׁבָּת, Šabbāṯ, , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical storie ...

. Similar to other dishes prepared in communities of Jewish Sephardic and Iraqi origin haminados eggs can be added. Macaroni Hamin is still eaten by Sephardic Jews who have origins inside the Old City of Jerusalem.

Preparation

The dish is made with pre-cooked bucatini pasta. Chicken pieces are browned with the skin on, and set aside. Onions are browned in the same pot with the chicken fat, and tomato paste is added, with spices to flavor like cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom, if desired. The sauce is simmered gently and poured over the pre-cooked pasta. Potato slices are added, in a layer, to the pot, over which a portion of the bucatini is layered, then the browned chicken and whole uncooked eggs, still in the shell. The remaining bucatini is layered on top and a small amount of boiling water is poured into the pot. The dish is cooked slowly for at least 6 hours, usually baked overnight, and traditionally served for Shabbat. The dish is flipped upside down when served similar to Maqluba.

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Israeli cuisine Sephardi Jewish cuisine Macaroni dishes Culture of Jerusalem Shabbat food Pasta dishes Chicken dishes {{Jewish-cuisine-stub

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