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Macaroni Cheese Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
350 g macaroni pasta
200 g bacon lardons
75 g stale breadcrumbs
50 g mature cheddar cheese (grated)
Cheese sauce
35 g unsalted butter (or salted)
35 g plain flour
1 tsp mustard powder
2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
salt & pepper
565 ml whole milk (one pint)
300 g mature cheddar cheese
Directions:
Directions:
1: Cook the macaroni pasta for two minutes less than the packet instructions and then drain and set aside

2: Cook the bacon lardons in a dry pan, over a medium high heat, until crispy

3: Preheat the oven to 200ºc/180ºc fan and grab a large baking dish

4: Add the butter to a pan, and melt on a medium heat

5: Add the flour and mix together. Add the mustard powder and garlic.

6:Once mixed, increase the heat to hot and cook the flour out for a minute or two

7: Gradually add the milk to the pan, whisking well each time, until you have added all the milk. Add very small amounts at first as it will need to mix with the flour and this prevents lumps.

8: Once you have added all of the milk, simmer the sauce for 5 minutes, stiring well, so that the mixture doesn't catch on the bottom if the pan
9: Remove the pan from the heat and add the grated parmesan, grated cheddar and salt and pepper and mix together until the cheese has melted into the sauce
10: Add the bacon lardons to the baking dish, along with the cooked macaroni pasta, and then pour over the sauce. Stir it all together a bit.
11: Sprinkle over the extra cheddar, and breadcrumbs, and bake in the oven for 25 minutes until golden.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
5

 

 

 

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