Macaroni And Cheese
From elgourmand 8 years ago
- 1hr 30min to make
- Serves 6
I can hear the groans all the way out here in the South Pacific. Is this fool really posting a recipe for Mac n Cheese? Yep, but have a look. Once Karen fed me this, every other Mac n Cheese I ever knew about was out the window. Read more She was an English lass and they do some nice cheese in Blighty, even if the French seem to get more credit than they deserve. Karen didn’t have a huge repertoire but what she did make was always great. My daughter, and her guy, come over for dinner every Monday. She calls, at least, once a month, asking for this. Thus, the variations, below. See less
Ingredients
- For the Mac n cheese shopping list
- • 1/2 pound elbow macaroni, cook for 2 minutes LESS than the package directions. You want the pasta really al dente, as it will cook more in the oven. shopping list
- • 4 tablespoons butter shopping list
- • 3 tablespoons flour (less flour makes for a looser roux) shopping list
- • 2 cups milk shopping list
- • 1 teaspoon dry mustard shopping list
- • Salt and pepper, to taste shopping list
- • 1 pound grated cheese, whatever kind suits your fancy. shopping list
- • 1/2 cup sour cream.) shopping list
- For the Topping shopping list
- • 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- • 1/2 cup finely chopped breadcrumbs. shopping list
How to make it
- The Mac n Cheese
- 1. Butter a 2 quart baking dish.
- 2. Heat oven to 325º F.
- 3. Cook pasta less 2 minutes from package direction, drain and pour into the casserole dish.
- 4. While pasta cooks, heat the 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add the flour and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes or until you have a light brown roux. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly until the roux begins to thicken. Add the mustard, and a bit of salt and pepper.
- 5. While continuing to stir, slowly add the cheese (it helps if you grate the cheese in advance and let it sit at room temperature for about an hour); once the cheese is melted, stir in the sour cream. Mix well, then pour over the macaroni (it will seems very soupy, no worries, it will all work out).
- For the Topping
- 1. In a sauté pan, melt the remaining butter and add the bread crumbs, stir and sauté until lightly browned.
- 2. Spoon over the top of the mac n cheese and put in the oven for about 30 – 35 minutes, or until bubbly. Let sit 5 minutes and serve.
- Variations:
- Cut two or three stems of broccoli into small florets, tops only See Photo. Stir these into the batch, just before you put it in the pan.
- Wash about a cup of small shrimp and stir these into the batch, just before you put it in the pan. See Photo
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