Gourmet mac and cheese

Name: Gourmet mac and cheese
Yield: 6-8 people
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp cake flour; 1 cup milk; 1 cup stock (chicken or vegetable); 400 g cheese (cheddar or gouda); 1 tsp Dijon mustard; To taste paprika; To taste salt; To taste pepper; 300-400 g cooked homemade pasta (can use store bought pasta); 1 yellow and/or red pepper; As needed oil; As needed microgreen or baby spinach

Shandré Goss-Ross @shandre

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Gourmet mac and cheese

Shandré Goss-Ross @shandre

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Ingredients

6-8 people

Cheese sauce
1 tbspbutter
1 tbspcake flour
1 cupmilk
1 cupstock (chicken or vegetable)
400 gcheese (cheddar or gouda)
1 tspDijon mustard
To taste paprika
To taste salt
To taste pepper
Pasta
300-400 gcooked homemade pasta (can use store bought pasta)
Homemade pasta
Garnish
1yellow and/or red pepper
As neededoil
As neededmicrogreen or baby spinach

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Steps

1

In a pot melt the butter and cake flour to make a roux.
2

Add the milk and whisk.
3

Grate the cheese. Add the cheese to the milk and mix.
4

Add the Dijon mustard, stock, paprika, salt and pepper. Mix well.
5

Pour the cheese sauce over the cooked pasta and mix.
6

Cut the yellow or red peppers into strips. Fry in the oil until soft. Serve with the pasta and garnish with fresh baby spinach or microgreens.