NOLA Mac & Cheese

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:47:51 GMT

Step 1

Cooking the Macaroni Preheat fire to medium high heat. Step 1- Add 3 quarts water and 1 teaspoon salt into a large pot and stir. Let come to a simmer Step 2- Add 16 ounces long macaroni. You can also break the macaroni in half before adding it to the pot or you can add it whole. Let simmer for 11-12 minutes. Step 3- Add macaroni into strainer. Rinse with cold water (Optional). Return strainer back on top of pot and place lid on top. Let sit for 40 minutes. This will allow the Macaroni to dry. Note- All cheeses must be cold before grating. Step 4- Grate 16 ounces of Extra sharp cheddar cheese, 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese and 5 ounces Parmesan cheese. Making the cheese sauce Note- Make sure you don't cook your cheese on a high temperature. Melting cheese at a high temperature causes the fat to separate from the cheese resulting in an oily and grainy macaroni and cheese. Also the cheese sauce will thicken as it cools Preheat fire to low heat Step 5- Add 1 cup heavy cream (Room temp), 1/2 Cup sour cream (Room temp), 2 large eggs (Room temp), 1/2 cup melted butter, and salt and black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon Tony Chachere's creole seasoning, 1 teaspoon Onion powder and 1 teaspoon Garlic powder. Stir with whisk until combined. Step 6- Add 12 ounces shredded Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese (reserve 4 ounces), 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese and 4 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese, (reserve 1 Oz). Stir continuously for 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese has melted. Baking your Macaroni and cheese Step 7- spray pan with Pam or coat with butter. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Step 8- Add Long macaroni and cheese sauce into large pot. Stir until the long macaroni is coated with cheese sauce. Step 9- Add Macaroni mixture into baking pan. Spread around as even as possible. Sprinkle 1 ounce of shredded Parmesan cheese and 4 ounces shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese. Step 10- Place into a preheated 350F degree oven for 35 minutes. Set Oven broiler to High. Step 11- put Baked macaroni under broiler for 3 minutes. Make sure you check your baked macaroni each minute to make sure it doesn't burn. Step 12- Remove Baked macaroni from broiler part of your oven. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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