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Hello and welcome amigos today .
I'm updating my family's favorite macaroni and cheese recipe .
You guys asked me to make shorter and simplified videos .
I hope you enjoy this one .
And if you guys need the recipe , make sure to look for the uh ingredients right in the description box .
And if you're here because you enjoy cooking , let's get started to the hot pan .
I've already added a little bit of oil and we're gonna start sauteing our onions for about 2 to 3 minutes until you see them go translucent while we're sauteing our onions .
We're gonna get started on boiling our elbow pasta .
I've added a little bit of salt to the water and that's about it .
Make sure to follow the cooking instructions on your pasta box .
Other than that , let's continue to cook while our onions and our pasta are cooking .
I've melted a little bit of butter which we're gonna need to add to our Pinkel crumb .
Our onions are set , our pan is really hot , so I'm just gonna set this to the side so we can get started on our cheesy sauce .
I have two tablespoons of butter and we're just gonna melt that quickly .
Ok .
We don't want it to burn .
So make sure that your , uh , stovetop isn't that hot .
So , go with the medium low and take your time .
That should take you about 30 seconds to do .
Next .
You're gonna add your flour , right ?
Incorporate that flour into your butter quickly .
Ok .
Next , we're gonna add our heavy whipping cream .
And if you don't have that , you can use half and half .
And if you don't have that , try it with some milk and evaporated milk , I tried to give it to my kids with evaporated milk and they didn't touch it .
They knew the difference .
We're not having that .
So go ahead and mix all those ingredients together and we're still on a medium low heat .
Once you've incorporated all your ingredients , you're gonna start adding your seasonings .
I'm using white pepper turmeric mustard powder .
And if you don't have mustard powder , you can use a little bit of your yellow mustard .
I know that that's not a common ingredient in a lot of homes .
So don't feel left out .
And , um , I think a family favorite , some Lari seasoning that la seasoning has onion garlic , paprika .
It has all kinds of goodies in there .
And my family notices when I don't add it into the blend , I've tried .
We're so critical .
Once you've incorporated all your seasonings into your milky blend , we're gonna start adding our cheese and this is the part where you can make it comfortable for your home .
This is freshly grated cheddar cheese , medium cheddar .
But if you have Pepper Jack , if you have mozzarella , whatever cheese you have on hand , go ahead and use that and make it comfortable because you know , mac and cheese is about having a good cheese selection .
Don't rush the process .
I still have my heat on a medium low and I'm just slowly adding the cheese and allowing it to melt .
All our cheese has melted .
And now I'm gonna go ahead and strain our pasta so that we can add it into this cheesy sauce .
I'm gonna add my onions , stir them in before we add our elbows .
Ok ?
I don't want you to throw elbows but our pasta elbows , but you will be throwing elbows after you taste this .
Yes .
So once you mix those onions in , go ahead and add your uh elbows and just mix it in with all that delicious cheesiness .
OK ?
Thanks for those of you that don't have a working oven .
Don't worry , this is already all cooked in here .
So you can just serve yourself and be ready .
But my family likes baked mac and cheese and that's how we're gonna go all the way .
Those pink crumbs really make a difference .
Yeah , they really do .
I've tried using bread crumbs and other things are like , no , don't do it .
So it's one of those recipes that works for my family and it's important for you to do the same for yours .
You know , work those recipes until it works for your family .
How wonderful does that look ?
It looks delicious .
Now that we've done that , we're gonna mix our butter into our Pinkel crumbs .
I have a cup of Japanese Pinkel crumbs , but you can use half a cup .
It doesn't have to be the full cup .
It's just that , that's what my family really likes , how crispy it is and just mix them in here until they're fully saturated with the butter .
If you don't have butter at this moment , go ahead and saturate it with a little bit of oil .
And what kind of oil ?
Your favorite oil don't go out of your way to buy something .
Make it comfortable for your home .
Perfect .
Now we're ready to assemble our baked mac and cheese .
Um , make star .
If you like a cheese pool with your mac and cheese , you want to add a little bit of cheese over the top here and we're just gonna mix that gently in here .
The first time I made a really good uh , Mac and cheese .
I followed that movie , uh Soul Food .
It had a recipe , a booklet when you bought the movie and I was obsessed with that movie in the nineties .
And that's , that's when I first got started with the Mac and cheese with the mac and cheese .
Yeah , because in , in , in my house growing up , it was more of the box mac and cheese .
This was foreign to me .
Now we're gonna go ahead and start adding our Pinkel crumbs .
You guys are gonna use fresh bread , chop it up into little cubes .
Uh , add it into the oil I think works best instead of butter because butter will kind of like seep into it a little horribly and yeah , that should help you out for those of you that have that box of stuffing hiding in the back of the pantry .
Use that it'll work too .
Oh , and it's seasons probably super good .
Yes , it really is .
I'm gonna have uh two options for you to bake your mac and cheese .
And the one I'm going with today is I'm gonna bake it at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes .
I'm gonna place a foil over it and then the remaining minutes that I need for it to crisp up on the top , I'm gonna put it on a broil but make sure to look at the description area for those directions um to make it easier for you .
Ok , friends .
We're 10 minutes in and we already got that bubbling from our mac and cheese that we love .
So we need to crisp up our Pinkel crumbs .
If you use pile crumbs , we're gonna push it right in and we're gonna keep it another five minutes on 4 50 .
And if you didn't use Pinkel crumbs , you're probably ready to set it to the side so that it can cool and you can eat it .
So hang tight .
What's funner than soul bubbles ?
Macaroni and cheese ?
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It's really hot .
You have to blow on it if you're gonna taste it right when it comes out .
If you're a brave one , kids wait till it cools .
We would have waited but her stomach can't cool down .
I just can't , the clouds are already wanting some .
I'm telling you this is gonna go down at the , as the best mac and cheese you've ever made .
Whether you take it for your pot luck , your parties or for the holidays .
This is a must make it super easy .
And I'm telling you , you're all gonna be successful with this recipe .
Not one complaint .
It's delicious .
Even the onion lovers are gonna tell you , oh , this was so good and they don't even know that there's onions in here .
Can you believe that ?
Hm .
This is creamy cheesy gooeyness at its best .
Now it's your turn .
Take a big bite .
Hold on .
No .
What a good mom .
I don't want you to burn yourself .