Macaroni cheese in 4 easy steps

Name: Macaroni cheese in 4 easy steps
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 700 milliliters full-fat milk; 1 onion, peeled and halved; 1 garlic clove, peeled; 1 bay leaf; 350 grams macaroni; 50 grams butter, plus a little extra for greasing; 50 grams plain flour; 175 grams mature cheddar cheese, grated; 1 teaspoon English mustard; 50 grams parmesan, grated; 50 grams coarse white breadcrumb

Macaroni cheese in 4 easy steps requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 854 calories, 36g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have mustard, mature cheddar cheese, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Prepare the pasta: In a small pan, warm the milk, onion, garlic and bay leaf until almost boiling.

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Bay Leaves

Garlic

Onion

Pasta

Milk

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat, leave covered to infuse for 10 mins, then strain. Cook the macaroni according to pack instructions until just soft, but still with a little bite (this is called al dente in Italian). This will take about 10 mins.

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Macaroni

Drain in a colander, then run under the tap and stir to stop the pasta sticking together.

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Pasta

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Colander

Make a roux: (A roux is simply flour and fat, cooked together, then used to thicken sauces.)

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All Purpose Flour

Heat oven to 190C/ fan 170C/gas 5 and butter a 25 x 18cm ovenproof dish. Melt the butter in the medium pan. When foaming, add the flour, then cook, stirring constantly, for 1 min on a low heat.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Frying Pan

Finish the sauce: Slowly stir the warm infused milk into the roux until smooth. Simmer for 3-4 mins, stirring often, until the sauce has thickened and has a coating consistency (run your finger through the sauce on a spoon it should leave a trail).

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Sauce

Milk

Remove the pan from the heat, then add the cheddar and mustard powder. Season, then stir until the cheese has melted.

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Mustard Powder

Cheese

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Frying Pan

Mix the cheesesauce through the macaroni to coat it well, then tip into the prepared dish.

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Macaroni

Sprinkle the Parmesan and breadcrumbs over the top, then bake for 15-20 mins until golden brown and bubbling.

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Breadcrumbs

Parmesan

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Oven

Serve piping hot on its own or with a green salad.

EQUIPMENT: 1 small saucepan with lid, 1 large saucepan, 1 medium saucepan, colander, chopping board, sharp knife, grater, wooden spoon, ovenproof dish

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Cutting Board