Mac & Cheese

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Ingredients : Topping
  • 80 g of Homemade Breadcrumbs
  • 60 g Butter (Melted)
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Onion Granules 


Ingredients: Macaroni
  • 250 g Dry Macaroni
  • 20 g Butter
Ingredients: Sauce
  • 50 g Butter
  • 50 g Plain Flour
  • 750 ml Milk
  • 175 g Cheddar Cheese (Strong)
  • 175 g Other Cheese
  • 150 g Smoked Streaky Bacon (Diced)
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Method : 
  • Cook the macaroni in boiling water for 10 minutes , until just cooked. Drain into a colander and add the butter. Mix in with a fork then set aside.
  • Cook the bacon in a cooking pot until it is golden brown. You don't need any oil as the bacon will produce it's own fat.
  • Add the Butter to the pot then mix in the flour to form a Roux.
  • Add the warm milk and whisk together with the roux to form a thick sauce.
  • Add both of the cheeses to the sauce then remove from the heat. You do not need to melt the cheese at this stage.
  • Now you can add your cooked macaroni to the sauce and mix together so that all of the pasta is covered.
  • You can now empty the mixture into an oven dish , and let it cool down for 5 minutes.
  • Add the onion granules to the breadcrumbs and mix in.
  • Add the melted butter to the breadcrumbs and mix with a fork so that all of the breadcrumbs are coated. If you need to use more butter that is fine , as long as all of the breadcrumbs are covered.
  • Tip the breadcrumbs over the Macaroni Cheese and spread evenly so as to cover the whole dish.
  • Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 c for 25 - 30 minutes, until the topping is golden brown.

'Mac & Cheese - You can add any other cheese to this as long as it has a great flavour.... Experiment with it. '


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