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1 # Mac and Cheese
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3 This mac and cheese recipe can be made easily over a lunch hour or
4 in the evening. It requires few ingredients and very little prep.
5 The foundation of this recipe is a simple roux that comes together
6 with skillful wisking and attention to temperature. Keep your eyes
7 and ears on task and you'll have no trouble making this delicious
8 creamy meal.
9
10 Makes 4 servings.
11
12 ## Ingredients
13 - 40g butter
14 - 115g cheese
15 - 3 tablespoons flour
16 - 1 cup cold milk
17 - 4 cups of pasta, prefer shells
18 - 8 cups of water, salted (a couple dashes will do)
19
20 ## Tools
21 - Whisk
22 - Kitchen scale
23 - Large pot
24 - Medium pot
25
26 ## Directions
27 This recipe is most quickly made with the cheese mixture and pasta
28 cooked in parallel. If it's your first time making a roux (which
29 forms the base of our cheese sauce), make each part in series.
30
31 ### Cheese Mixture
32
33 1. Prepare your ingredients: shred the cheese, measure out the
34 butter and milk, have the flour handy.
35
36 2. Meanwhile, set a medium sized pot on the stove. Turn heat to
37 medium and add the butter.
38
39 3. Wait for the butter to melt and begin to sizzle (if it appears
40 too hot and steams, turn down the heat!) Then: scatter the flour
41 ontop of the butter. Vigourously whisk the flour into the butter.
42 Mind the heat--if things stick to the bottom of the pan it's too
43 hot.
44
45 4. Add 1/2 of the milk into the flour and butter mixture. Quickly
46 and vigourously whisk to combine. Let the mixture thicken. If it's
47 slow to do so you can increase the temperature a wee bit.
48
49 5. Once the milk+butter+flour mixture has the consistency of a thick
50 soup, add the remaining 1/2 of milk. Whisk to combine. Let the
51 mixture thicken. Again, increase the temperature if it's slow to
52 thicken.
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54 6. Once the mixture has a drooping consistency turn off the heat.
55 Add the cheese into the mixture and whisk to combine.
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57 7. Either cover the mixture, set aside, and proceed to the pasta
58 directions, or pour the sauce onto of your cooked pasta and serve.
59
60 ### Pasta
61
62 1. Begin boiling the pasta water: put salted water into a large pot
63 on the stove. Crank the heat.
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65 2. Once the water is boiling add the pasta. Stir. Set a timer as
66 per the pasta's directions.
67
68 3. Once the pasta is at the desired tenderness drain. Return to the
69 pot.
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71 4. Either cover and set aside, or pour the finished cheese sauce
72 onto the pasta.
73
74 ## Contributors
75 - ROYGBYTE