Classic macaroni cheese
This classic macaroni cheese recipe combines three cheeses in a silky sauce, for the ultimate combination of flavour and stringiness, and is topped with a Parmesan crumb for an extra burst of intense cheesy flavour.
Ingredients
- 350g of macaroni pasta , or other small pasta shapes
- 800ml of milk
- 50g of butter
- 50g of Doves Farm Plain White Flour
- 100g of red Leicester cheese
- 100g of Gruyère
- 50g of mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- 80ml of cream
- 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard
- salt , to taste
Topping
- 50g of Panko breadcrumbs
- 50g of mozzarella cheese
- 50g of Parmesan
Method
Put a pan of salted water on to boil as you make the sauce
- salt , to taste
Heat the milk in a separate saucepan, but don’t let it boil
- 800ml of milk
Melt the butter in a separate saucepan and, when foaming, add the flour, whisking. Cook this mixture out for a couple of minutes, whisking constantly
- 50g of butter
- 50g of plain flour
Add the milk a couple of ladlefuls at a time, whisking each addition gently into the sauce before adding the next
Once all the milk has been added, allow the sauce to cook for a couple of minutes, stirring regularly. This is important in order to cook out any remaining flour. Taste the sauce to ensure no floury taste remains; if it does, cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes longer
Remove the sauce from the heat and add the grated Red Leicester, Gruyère and mozzarella
- 100g of red Leicester cheese
- 100g of Gruyère
- 50g of mozzarella cheese
Stir to melt the cheeses, then add the white pepper and stir in the cream and mustard. Taste and add salt if necessary
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- 80ml of cream
- 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard
Preheat a grill to medium
Add the pasta to the water and cook for 6 minutes, then use a slotted spoon to transfer it to the sauce, mixing well
- 350g of macaroni pasta , or other small pasta shapes
Transfer the mac n cheese to an oven dish and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, then the cheeses. They won’t cover the dish completely, but will melt together as they cook
- 50g of Panko breadcrumbs
- 50g of mozzarella cheese
- 50g of Parmesan
Place under the grill until browned and bubbling – around 10 minutes
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