Irish Cheddar Mac And Cheese Food

IRISH CHEDDAR MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• To make the topping:
• Melt Garlic Butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs and cook, stirring frequently, until breadcrumbs are lightly toasted. Remove from the heat, and add minced parsley. Stir to combine, then set aside.
• To make the mac and cheese:
• Boil macaroni according to package directions. Drain and set aside. Save 1 cup of pasta water for later.
• In a large sauce pan, melt Garlic Butter over medium heat. Add flour, and whisk to combine. Cook 1 minute, then slowly whisk in Guinness, milk, and half and half. Then add salt, pepper, and dijon mustard.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until it thickens slightly. Add cream cheese and cheddar, and stir until melted.
• If the mixture is too thick, add some pasta water to thin it out.
• Add cooked pasta, and stir to coat in cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle toasted breadcrumbs over the top and serve.

MACARONI AND CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a medium, deep skillet over medium heat. Add oil and butter. When butter melts into the oil, add flour and combine. Gently cook, whisking flour and butter together, until smooth and flour has had a chance to cook, about 3 minutes. Slowly add milk while continuing to whisk. Gently bring milk to a bubble while stirring frequently. Allow the milk to thicken a bit, then stir in 2 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese a handful at a time. Season sauce with nutmeg and cayenne. Taste and add a little salt, if you like. Add cooked pasta to sauce and coat completely by turning over and over in the cheese sauce. Transfer to a flameproof baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Place baking dish under a hot broiler and brown the Cheddar cheese on top.

BLACK AND TAN IRISH MAC AND CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Place water and lager beer into a 4 1/2 quart or larger saucepan over high heat and bring to boil, add pasta and cook until just al dente. Drain and keep warm.
• Meanwhile in 3 quart saucepan, over medium-high heat, bring the milk, half-and-half, and evaporated milk just to a boil, keep hot. In a 4 quart saucepan, over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter and stir in flour until it begins to color slightly, whisk in hot milk, mustard, salt, cayenne, and stout, and bring to a strong simmer. Reduce heat to low and stir in cheeses until melted. Place pasta into serving dish and pour the cheese sauce over the pasta.
• Place remaining butter in a large saute pan over medium heat and stir in bread crumbs, stir until golden brown, stir in bacon crumbles. Spread mixture over top of macaroni. Garnish with cilantro or sage leaves.