Mac & Cheese

Name: Mac & Cheese
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 30 g (1 oz) butter, melted; 120 g (4¼ oz/2 cups) breadcrumbs; 3 large tomatoes; 100 g (3½ oz/1 cup) Gouda cheese, semi-mature, grated; 200 g (7 oz/2 cups) cheddar, grated; Ground nutmeg; ½ tsp Dijon mustard; Cayenne pepper; 2 tbsp flour; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) milk; 3 shallots; 50 g (1¾ oz) butter; Salt; 100 g (3½ oz) bacon; 300 g (10½ oz) macaroni

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

New York Christmas

By Lisa Nieschlag and Lars Wentrup

Published 2017

About

Macaroni and cheese is as much a part of everyday American cooking as the Empire State Building is a part of New York. We have added tomatoes to our version to add a fresh and fruity flavour. Served with a green salad, this makes a perfect winter comfort dish.

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz) macaroni
Salt
100 g (

Americas
United States
Main course
New York
Winter

Method

Cook the macaroni until just al dente in boiling salted water. Drain, refresh under cold water and set aside.

Dice the bacon. Peel and dice the shallots. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the diced bacon and shallots and sweat for a few minutes. Add the flour, stir and sweat for a few more minutes. Gradually add the milk, stirring continuously. Generously season the sauce with Dijon mu