How To Make Macaroni Cheese
Macaroni Cheese Recipe. A cheesy pasta dish ideal for the kids! Did you know that Macaroni Cheese dates back to the 1800s, but it is still one of the tastiest today. Sample our Macaroni Cheese recipe.
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Step 1:
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You will need
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Step 2:
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Preheat the oven
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Preheat the oven to 220 degrees centigrade or gas mark 7.
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Step 3:
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Warm the milk
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Place a saucepan under a medium heat and add the milk, half an onion, thyme, garlic and allow to warm through and steep for a few minutes.
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Step 4:
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Make the sauce
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Place a second saucepan under the same heat and add the butter. And slowly melt it stirring with your wooden spoon to help it along.
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When the butter has totally melted add the flour and stir in and then strain the milk into the pan and using your whisk combine it all together. Then season with a pinch of nutmeg, a pinch of cayenne, salt then pepper.
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And keep whisking until it begins to thicken. When you have a lovely thick texture take it off the heat.
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Add the cheese
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Add the grated cheddar cheese into the sauce and whisk it in until it has melted. Add the parmesan cheese and whisk it in well.
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Step 6:
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Mix the pasta and cheese sauce
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Place the cooked pasta into a large bowl and pour over the cheese sauce and using your spoon combine it all together. Add the cubed cheese and stir in.
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Transfer the pasta
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Spoon the pasta and cheese sauce into a baking dish.
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Step 8:
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Bake
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Place the baking dish into the centre of the preheated oven and bake for roughly 20 minutes and when brown and bubbly remove from the oven.
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Step 9:
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Serve
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And that's how to you make the perfect Macaroni Cheese the VideoJug way.