Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50 grams butter; 2 large onions sliced; 250 grams macaroni or pasta; 1.5 litres water; 70 grams cheddar grated; 1 mozzarella ball in to chunks; 30 grams grated parmersan; 6 rashes of bacon sliced or 100 grams of chorizo sliced; 600 ml full fat milk; 1 bunch asparagus chopped; 3 tomatoes sliced; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; Salt and pepper; 2 heaped tbsp of plain flour; 2 slices white bread blitzed; 2 cloves garlic diced; 20 grams butter; Optional 1 tsp of whole grain mustard

Emilys Home Cooked Kitchen @emilyshomeCK

Such fantastic flavours a really great midweek family meal! You can add different veggies and cheeses too!

I used chorizo in my version because it needed using up!

When choosing your cheese go for cheese that melts well and why not switch the variety, blue cheese works incredible well too! I used a smoked cheddar from Aldi for this recipe.

Such fantastic flavours a really great midweek family meal! You can add different veggies and cheeses too!

I used chorizo in my version because it needed using up!

When choosing your cheese go for cheese that melts well and why not switch the variety, blue cheese works incredible well too! I used a smoked cheddar from Aldi for this recipe.

Emilys Home Cooked Kitchen @emilyshomeCK

Such fantastic flavours a really great midweek family meal! You can add different veggies and cheeses too!

I used chorizo in my version because it needed using up!

When choosing your cheese go for cheese that melts well and why not switch the variety, blue cheese works incredible well too! I used a smoked cheddar from Aldi for this recipe.

Such fantastic flavours a really great midweek family meal! You can add different veggies and cheeses too!

I used chorizo in my version because it needed using up!

When choosing your cheese go for cheese that melts well and why not switch the variety, blue cheese works incredible well too! I used a smoked cheddar from Aldi for this recipe.

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 people

50 gramsbutter
2large onions sliced
250 gramsmacaroni or pasta
1.5 litreswater
70 gramscheddar grated
1mozzarella ball in to chunks
30 gramsgrated parmersan
6rashes of bacon sliced or 100 grams of chorizo sliced
600 mlfull fat milk
1 bunchasparagus chopped
3tomatoes sliced
2 tbspWorcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
2heaped tbsp of plain flour
2 sliceswhite bread blitzed
2 clovesgarlic diced
20 gramsbutter
Optional 1 tsp of whole grain mustard

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Steps

1 hour

1

In a large pan heat and season the water with salt, bring to the boil, add the pasta. Simmer for 5 - 8 minutes until Al-dente! Drain and save some of the pasta water a cup full for later.
2

In a large frying pan or casserole dish add about 30 grams of butter and heat. Slice the onion then add it too the pan. We need to slowly let these soften and caramelise. It takes about 15 minutes but whilst this is happening we can prepare the rest of the ingredients.
3

Grate the cheese.
4

Chop up the asparagus, slice the onions and bacon. (Or chorizo pictured here)
5

Keep stirring the onions whilst prepping so the caramelise well.
6

Once the onions have caramelised turn the heat down to low stir in the flour. Add the milk and Worcestershire sauce and the optional mustard!
7

Bring the heat back up and stir until it thickens, then reduce the heat once more to low.
8

Throw in the cheese stirring again. And the pasta. Check for season and adjust accordingly. I like lots of black pepper.
9

Make sure you coat all the pasta and add the cup full of the pasta water too!
10

Add the asparagus and transfer to a casserole dish!
11

Top with tomatoes and put it in the oven at 180
Degrees for 20 - 30 minutes until
It’s bubbling.
12

In a frying pan melt the remaining butter. Chop
the garlic.
13

Add the bacon (chorizo) and fry until golden. Blitz 2 slices of stale bread with a hand blender until fine bread crumbs.
14

Give it a good blitz.
15

Once the bacon has gone golden, add the bread crumbs and coat them with the lovely butter until crispy.
16

Lift the macaroni out of the oven, serve with a green salad and top with bread crumbs! Enjoy 😊

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on March 18, 2021 09:05

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