Recipe - Classic Cul De Sac Mac - N - Cheese

CHeese Sauce
2 One half cup Milk
One half Onion
1 Bay leaf
1 Clove
One half cup Butter
One fourth cup Shallot
One fourth cup Flour
1/8 teaspoon White pepper
1 teaspoon Dry mustard
1 teaspoon Dry mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pn Nutmeg
1 pn Cayenne
1 teaspoon Thyme
Salt; to taste
Filling
1 cup Gruyere cheese; grated
1 One half cup Cheddar cheese; grated
1 cup Parmesan cheese; grated
8 ounce Dry macaroni
One fourth cup Bread crumbs
1 "Kiss the Cook" apron

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 2 to 3 quart casserole. Cook the
macaroni until 'al dente'. Rinse in cold water, drain and set aside.

Pour the milk into a small saucepan, stick the bay leaf to the onion with
the clove and add to milk. Slowly bring the milk to a simmer on a
mediumlow heat. Melt One half of the butter in a medium saucepan, add the
chopped shallots and cook at medium heat until soft. Add the flour, dry
mustard and white pepper and cook another 2 min. Slowly add the milk to the
butter and flour mixture, whisking constantly. Add the studded onion and
the worcestershire to the sauce and simmer at least 20 min., until thick
and creamy. Remove from heat, discard the onion and stir in One half cup each of
the cheddar and gruyere. Lightly season with thyme and just a pinch of
nutmeg and cayenne.

Mix and Bake: Turn the cooked, drained macaroni into the buttered
casserole, top with the cheese sauce and mix well. Stir in the remaining
cheddar and gruyere with the noodles and warm sauce, and top evenly with
the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Dot with the remaining butter and
bake uncovered for 20 to 30 min. until brown and bubbly.

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Recipe by: TBS's Dinner and a Movie

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #1068 by Nancy BNRead@worldnet.att.net on
Jan 31, 1998