Recipe: Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 3-4 cups of grated sharp Cheddar cheese, or whatever
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 1/8 tsp white pepper
• 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs plus 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

Step 1

Add 1/4 cup butter into a sauce pan over medium heat.
When it starts foaming bubble, add in 1/4 cup flour. Stir well.

Step 2

Then continue to add in
1/4 tsp dried thyme,
1/4 tsp cayenne,
1/8 tsp white pepper. Stir well, cook for a minute.

Step 3

Then add in 3 cups milk. Bring it to a simmer over medium heat.
Add pinch of grated nutmeg, 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp salt.
Simmer over med-low heat for 8 minutes. Stir often.

Step 4

Then turn off the heat. Add in most of grated sharp Cheddar cheese(just leave a little bit for later), 1 tsp Dijon mustard.
Stir well.

Step 5

Boil Macaroni in salted water.

Step 6

Then transfer the Macaroni into a bake pan, Pour over the cheese sauce.
For rich and gooey, use 8 ounces cheese sauce.
For light and luscious, use 16 ounces cheese sauce.
Distribute and stir well. Then add the remaining cheese and 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs plus 1 tbsp butter on the top.

Step 7

Cook at 400F in an oven for 20 minutes.