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Macaroni Cheese 72

Macaroni Cheese 72 is built on Flour, Milk Scalded, Asadero Cheese, Quesadilla Oaxaca Cheese, and Good Quality White Sandwich Bread. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp
• 1 cup
• 3 oz
• 3 oz
• 3 slice
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   In a heavy saucepan large enough to hold all ingredients (pasta and sauce), heat bacon fat over medium high heat until shimmering.

2. 2

   Whisk in flour, stir until dark golden and aromatic. Remove pan from heat. Whisking constantly, pour in milk slowly.

3. 3

   Return to medium low heat and bring to a boil, whisking constantly.

4. 4

   Lower heat to low.

5. 5

   Add salt, pepper, nutmeg, oregano, comino and adobo seasoning.

6. 6

   Stir to combine.

7. 7

   Let simmer, whisking occasionally, for about 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Sauce will continue to thicken.

9. 9

   Taste and correct any seasonings. Sauce should noticeably undersalted at this point - cheese will add remaining salt to the sauce.

10. 10

    Cut up all cheeses into 1/2 inch pieces. Add all at once, stirring occasionally. Allow cheese to melt slowly - do not burn.

11. 11

    Once all cheese has incorporated into sauce, add crema and stir to incorporate. Taste and correct for seasonings

12. 12

    Bring a pot of salted, oiled water to the boil.

13. 13

    Add pasta to boiling water, stir to prevent sticking and boil for 6 minutes.

14. 14

    Test a piece - it should be quite al dente.

15. 15

    Drain and pour all pasta into ice bath to stop cooking process.

16. 16

    Drain pasta, and put back into original cooking pot.

17. 17

    Add cheese sauce to pasta and combine, making sure sauce gets incorporated into macaroni.

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    Transfer pasta/cheese sauce mixture to a 3 1/2 qt baking dish.

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    Sprinkle bacon/breadcrumb mixture over the top, covering all pasta/cheese sauce.

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    Bake at 400F for about 20 minutes until cheese is bubbling up and topping is toasted.