How to Make Mac N Cheese _ The Frugal Chef

OK .

So for this macaroni and cheese , we're gonna make , we're gonna need macaroni .

Of course , I have large elbow macaroni .

I like the large size because it just gets the cheese in there and it's , it's gooier .

I don't like , I like it the best .

Ok .

So I have eight ounces of cooked elbow macaroni here .

OK ?

I have 12 ounces of shredded cheddar cheese .

Uh We're gonna make a root and a is just a combination of fat and flour .

In this case , we're gonna use butter and flour .

So I have three tablespoons of butter and three tablespoons of flour .

OK ?

Then we're gonna turn that into a white sauce by adding the milk .

We're gonna whisk it .

So there's no lumps in our sauce .

OK ?

And we're gonna add our mustard .

I have a tablespoon of mustard and I have about a four teaspoon of cayenne just to give it a little losing .

No , it's not gonna make it spicy or anything like that .

And , and then we'll use a tablespoon of uh , of paprika just before we put our bread crumbs on .

Now on top , we're going to uh fry some panko bread crumbs in some butter and we're just gonna put a bread topping on top of macaroni uh , before it goes in the oven .

OK .

So let's cook .

OK .

So I'm gonna put my butter in my pan , let this melt .

And then I'm gonna add my flour and mix it really well .

Uh , let the flour cook a little bit .

Ok ?

Um , and then we'll add the milk to , to turn this into a white sauce .

Ok .

So here goes our flour mix as well .

You do want to let the , the flour cook a little bit .

So you don't have that raw flour flavor .

OK .

So I'm gonna let this cook at .

Ok .

Ok .

Now I'm just gonna go adding my milk slowly so that we can make a sauce here .

Uh , you do not want a lumpy sauce .

Ok ?

So be patient .

Work it and mix it well .

Ok .

So we're gonna make sure we have no lumps here .

Let this cook .

I'm gonna go ahead and add my mustard and my cayenne .

Ok ?

And I will season this with salt and pepper .

Let me make this .

Ok .

So I'm gonna let this cook for a few minutes and , um , and then I'll come back , we'll add the cheese and we'll add , you know the noodles , mix it up , put it in the oven , we're done with dinner .

OK .

So , uh , let me mix as well and get these lumps of mustard out and I'll be back in a few minutes .

Ok .

Ok .

So see our sauce .

Now it's nice and thick .

The flour is cooked .

There's no lumps .

It's a nice silky sauce .

Uh , butter , flour , milk mustard and , and uh , and cayenne little salt and pepper .

Ok .

And now we're ready to add our , our cheese to it .

And then we're just gonna mix this with our noodles and we'll put some paprika in there .

Ok .

So nice cheesy noodles .

Who doesn't like nice cheesy noodles ?

Very popular dish at home .

So there we go .

We got our sauce and now I'm just gonna mix this with our noodles and I'll add the paprika and then I'm just gonna put it in my pan and then uh we'll go ahead and prepare our bread crumbs .

OK .

So I'm just gonna mix this really well , season it a little more with salt and pepper and that's it .

We'll go in the oven , we'll cook for about 35 40 minutes and , and we'll have a nice cheesy sauce .

So let me mix this and I'll be right back .

All right .

So I mixed my macaroni and cheese and now I in the casserole pan , I'm gonna put this in the oven for about 35 to 40 minutes at 3 50 degrees .

OK ?

Um I sprinkled some paprika on it .

So now what I'm gonna do is fry my panco crumb .

OK .

I have two tablespoons of butter that I melted here and I'm just gonna add my cup of panco and I'm just gonna fry this for a little bit .

And what I'm gonna do is top my cheddar , my , uh , macaroni and cheese with it and then put it in the oven .

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All right .

So I'm gonna fry these for a few minutes and then I'm just gonna put them on top of my uh macaroni cheese and put that in the oven and then our dinner will be ready .

Ok .

So , um I'll see you in a few minutes .

Ok .

So my uh my panco crumbs are fried uh in the butter .

So I'm just gonna go ahead and Sprinkle it on top of my whole casserole dish here .

Now , you know macaroni cheese is creamy .

Of course , we have a white cream with the cheese and the reason we're putting the bread crumbs on is to make it nice and brown and , and crunchy from the outside .

And so we have a nice balance with the creamy and the crunchy .

OK .

So there you go .

Whole thing is covered in crumbs and now we're gonna put this in the oven for 35 40 minutes and , and then we'll serve it .

Ok ?

Ok .

Well , our macaroni and cheese has been in the oven for about 35 minutes .

Look at this .

It's , it , it's nice and bubbly .

The top is nice and brown .

I went ahead and , and sprinkled some scallions on top just for color flavor .

I kind of like scallions .

And uh , this is serving suggestion .

You don't have to do that .

You can put parsley on it if you want or nothing .

Ok .

So I'm gonna serve this with a little salad on the side .

And there you go .

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So there you go .

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