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mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:10 pm
by araby
this is from Hominy Grill, our chef's recipe in our book. I'm going to try it for Christmas, let me know if you try it and what you think!

3 tblspoons plain dry breadcrumbs
1 lb elbow macaroni
4 tblspoons butter
4 tblspoons flour
2 cups milk, scalded
2 1/2 cups white cheddar, grated
1/2 cup parmesan, grated
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon worsterchire

350 oven
coat with butter and bread crumbs a 2 1/2 quart dish. Boil pasta. Melt butter on medium to low heat, add flour and whisk occasionally. Gradually add milk, reduce to low and simmer. Whisk occasionally til thickened. Remove from heat, stir in cheeses, season with salt and pepper and stir in elbows.

Place in crumbled pan and dust the top with remaining crumbs. Bake until golden and bubbly, approx 30-40 minutes.

4-6 servings

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:40 pm
by 10sun
add chorizo & jalapenos plz

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:57 pm
by Drem
and pepperjack cheese plz. and i like using shell pasta. i dunno why

that sounds delicious. thanks

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:16 pm
by araby
why don't you try it, and then add your spicy as you like it. that's what I do.

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:55 am
by Evermore
i do something similar but i use 1 1/2 c white cheddar and 1 c monteray Jack.

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:16 pm
by Gaazy
easy mac~

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:24 pm
by araby
it came out okay. too peppery and not creamy enough. at work, I've noticed they drop cream in it while they're cooking, so maybe next time I will use cream to bake it with and at the end put the bread crumbs on top so it'll stay extra creamy. creamy.

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:36 pm
by Trielelvan
may I make a suggestion that sounds completely crazy, is healthier, and works amazingly well?

Mix in 1/2 to 1 cup of pureed steamed cauliflower into the mac & cheese during the mixing stage after adding the cheeses.

I swear you can't even taste it (though for myself, I add more because I *do* love the taste of cauliflower), doesn't mess with the texture, and makes the end product come out creamier than any Mac & Cheese I've ever had.
If it says anything, I have 2 of the pickiest eaters this planet has ever seen, and they both absolutely love it.

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:29 pm
by Drem
ya we cooked ours with whole whipping cream at the bistro. but we never put it in the oven

cauliflower idea sounds pretty good tbqh

Re: mac n cheese recipe

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:54 am
by araby
My roommate recently did the cauliflower thing and it was damned-tasty.