Emma's mac'n'cheese

Name: Emma's mac'n'cheese
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tbsp butter/margarine; 6 tbsp regular flour; 800 ml milk; 1000 grams macaroni; 1 Roughly 200-300g of grated cheese. I used gouda; 2 packs of melting cheese. I use Kraft singles with cheddar. There are 10 slices/pack.; 1 Salt; 1 Peppar; 1 A dash of turmeric for colour (optional)

Emma @cook_2997052

Sweden

In Sweden it is impossible to use the amounts of cheese required for an American recipe of this, without spending a minor fortune. So one night I did some experimenting and came up with a budget friendly take on this.

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Ingredients

8 servings

6 tbspbutter/margarine
6 tbspregular flour
800 mlmilk
1000 gramsmacaroni
1Roughly 200-300g of grated cheese. I used gouda
2packs of melting cheese. I use Kraft singles with cheddar. There are 10 slices/pack.
1Salt
1Peppar
1A dash of turmeric for colour (optional)

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Steps

1

Melt your butter/margarine in a saucepan.
2

Once it has melted, take it off the heat and add your flour. Whisk it gently into a kind of thickening paste. It should NOT be like a dough. If it is, add some more butter or margarine until you have a smooth and sticky paste.
3

Add the milk, and put your saucepan back onto the heat. Whisk continually or it will burn. Do this until it thickens.
4

Lower the heat significantly and add your melting cheese. If you add it all at once, it might be difficult to stir properly, so add a bit at a time.
5

Once you have added all your melting cheese, add the grated cheese and stir until you have a smooth (and cheesy!) sauce.
6

Boil your macaroni according to the instruction on the box.
7

Season your sauce with salt and peppar, and some turmeric if you want for colour.
8

Drain your cooked macaroni, and then add it to your cheese sauce. Once it is stirred in completely, serve immediately.