Macaroni With Gruyere Cheese Serrano Ham And Leeks Food

MAC AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until al dente. Drain and return to the pot.
• Place the oven rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the broiler.
• Meanwhile, rub the inside of a pot with the clove of garlic. Leave the garlic in the pan and add the milk and the chicken broth. Place over medium heat to warm. Once warmed, remove from the heat and cover to keep warm.
• Place a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and heat. Add in the leeks and the thyme and cook, stirring often, until the leeks are wilted, 3-5 minutes. Stir in the ham and season with pepper. Pour into a bowl.
• In the same large skillet, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and cook for 30 seconds. Slowly whisk in the milk mixture, discarding the garlic. Cook for 3-5 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the gruyere and half of the Parmesan. Stir until the cheeses are melted. Stir in a few dashes of hot sauce.
• Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta, then add in the leeks and ham. Stir until combined. Pour the mixture into a 3-quart casserole dish and sprinkle the remaining Parmesan over the top. Place until the broiler until the top is browned, 3-5 minutes.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of salted water to a boil, drop in pasta. Cook pasta to just shy of al dente.
• Heat sauce pot with butter over medium heat, whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute, whisk in stock then milk, allow the sauce to thicken, and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir in cheeses in a figure eight motion. Stir in Dijon and ham and remove the sauce from heat. Drain pasta and combine with sauce.

PENNE WITH GARROTXA, SERRANO HAM, AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
• 2. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain through a colander. Set aside.
• 3. In a saucepan, combine cheese, milk, crème fraîche, and butter. Cook over medium-low heat until cheese is mostly melted and you have a creamy sauce. To keep the cheese sauce from breaking, remove the sauce from the heat before the cheese is entirely melted. Season with pepper, adding more to taste if you like.
• 4. In a shallow buttered casserole dish, toss pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and Serrano ham. Pour the sauce over the pasta, then stir together until combined. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the top is golden brown and bubbling around the edges. Serve immediately.

MACARONI WITH GRUYERE CHEESE SERRANO HAM AND LEEKS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450ºF.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes, then drain and set aside.
• Heat oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat.
• Add the ham and cook until brown.
• Add the leek.
• Then add the cream.
• When the cream begins to simmer, add the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and pasta, and season with salt and prepare.
• Divide the pasta into 4 oven-proof dishes.
• Top with Gruyere cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped chives.
• macaroni will be very hot so it is best to let it sit just a few minutes before serving.

MACARONI WITH HAM AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil for cooking the macaroni. Add salt to taste. Add the macaroni and cook 10 to 12 minutes, or until tender. Drain and return to pot.
• Meanwhile, cut the ham into 1/2-inch cubes and set aside. There should be about 2 cups.
• Slice the mushrooms. There should be about 2 cups.
• Cut the Cheddar into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Stack the slices and cut them into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Cut the strips into 1/4-inch cubes. There should be about 2 cups.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk. Cook for about a minute; then add the milk, stirring rapidly with the whisk. Let simmer about 1 minute and add the nutmeg, Cheddar cheese, and salt and black pepper to taste.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of butter in a skillet and add the onions and mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are wilted. Add the ham and cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Add the cheese sauce, the cayenne and cream. Cook, stirring, about 1 minute.
• Pour and scrape the mixture into the macaroni and mix well. Transfer to a buttered 10-cup baking dish. Sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese and place in the oven. Bake 10 minutes. Turn the broiler to high.
• Brown the macaroni and cheese under the broiler until the top is nicely browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

CHEESY LEEKS & HAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan180C/gas 6. Cook the leeks in a pan of boiling salted water for 4-5 mins or until just tender. Drain and cool under a cold tap to stop them from cooking any further, then drain again well and pat dry on kitchen paper.
• Wrap each leek in a slice of ham, then arrange, side-by-side, in a large baking dish. Mix the cheddar in a bowl with the Dijon mustard and crème fraîche, until well combined. Season to taste. Spread over the leeks, then bake for 15-20 mins until bubbling and golden brown. Serve at once with plenty of crusty bread to mop up the juices.

MACARONI CHEESE WITH LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/fan 180C. Cook the macaroni.
• Heat the oil in a pan and add the garlic and leeks and allow to soften.
• Melt the butter in a pan.Stir in the flour gradually.
• Add the milk gradually, stirring to avoid lumps.Add the mustard.
• Add the cheese and stir the mixture until it has melted into the sauce.
• Stir the leeks into the sauce. Add the cooked pasta.
• Put the mixture into an oven proof dish, top with cheese and bake for 20mins.