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Truffled mac 'n' cheese served in a casserole dish

Truffled mac 'n' cheese

Name: Truffled mac 'n' cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 8 as a side or 6 as a main
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g macaroni; 1l whole milk; 2 bay leaves; 60g butter; 60g plain flour; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 tbsp roughly chopped thyme leaves; 80g porcini white truffle paste or 2 tbsp truffle oil; 1 tbsp porcini powder (or dried porcini mushrooms blitzed to a powder in a food processor); 80g taleggio cheese chopped; 125g ball of mozzarella chopped; 100g mature cheddar grated; 30g fresh breadcrumbs; 30g parmesan finely grated

Tom Kerridge

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Serves 8 as a side or 6 as a main

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Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 40 mins

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Indulge in Tom Kerridge's ultimate truffle mac 'n' cheese, an amalgamation of all his favourite versions of this classic American dish

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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500g macaroni
1l whole milk
2 bay leaves
60g butter
60g plain flour
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp roughly chopped thyme leaves
80g porcini white truffle paste

or 2 tbsp truffle oil
1 tbsp porcini powder

(or dried porcini mushrooms blitzed to a powder in a food processor)
80g taleggio cheese

chopped
125g ball of mozzarella

chopped
100g mature cheddar

grated
30g fresh breadcrumbs
30g parmesan

finely grated

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Nutrition: Per serving (8)

kcal559
fat24g
saturates14g
carbs60g
sugars8g
fibre5g
protein24g
salt1.6g

Method

step 1

Cook the macaroni following pack instructions until al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside to cool.
step 2

Tip the milk and bay leaves into a pan and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat. Melt the butter in a large non-stick saucepan, then stir in the flour to make a thick paste, continuing to stir for 3-4 mins. Remove and discard the bay leaves from the milk, then gradually pour it into the flour and butter mix, continuously stirring to keep the sauce smooth. Add the mustard, thyme, truffle paste and porcini powder, then stir in the taleggio cheese and mozzarella until melted slightly. Remove from the heat, tip in the macaroni and stir to coat. Scrape into an ovenproof dish. Will keep chilled for up to 24 hrs.
step 3

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Sprinkle over the cheddar, breadcrumbs and parmesan, and bake for 20 mins until golden. For a crispy top, grill for 5 mins or until just golden. Serve straightaway.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2020

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