Macaroni & Apple Crumble anyone???...

Now, let's share this recipe, i got it from Su Chan recipe book

Jemput makan semua....

and tis' one from William Sonoma

Quick  macaroni cheese



2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 big pinches ground nutmeg
2 big pinches freshly ground pepper
2 cups shredded white or yellow cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 pound elbow macaroni

Directions:

1. Melt the butter.  Add the flour

2. Add the flour to the melted butter. Using a whisk, stir the flour and butter together until the mixture is smooth and bubbling but not browned, about 1 minute.

3. Add the milk and cook

4. Increase the heat under the saucepan to medium. While stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, slowly pour the milk into the saucepan. Continue to stir and cook until the mixture is smooth, thickened and gently bubbling, 6 to 8 minutes. It should be about as thick as melted ice cream.  Add the cheese. Wearing oven mitts, remove the saucepan from the heat.

5. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, the nutmeg and pepper. Stir several times, then add the cheddar and Parmesan cheeses. Stir until the cheeses have melted and the sauce is smooth. Cover the saucepan with the lid to keep the sauce warm and set it aside.

6. Coat macaroni with the sauce.Using the wooden fork, stir the macaroni until it is well coated with the cheese sauce. Spoon the macaroni and cheese into bowls and serve immediately. Serves 4.

Try this!..

Salam and hi again,

This time I'd like to share a recipe with all of u, baked macaroni cheese. I'm sure most of u may hve seen or tried this recipe, alas i still want to share with those who hv not tried k....quite simple and delicious it is. Children will enjoy this dish (at least my children, nephews and nieces are!). I baked this for my children on the 4th Raya coz the market in my housing areas was still close, so i went to the groceries shop and grabbed the minced meat and cheese (sliced cheddar...where got grated cheddar in small groceries shop?) so here how it look like ....and the recipe...quite long but as i said delicious, got it from myresipi.com ....

Bahan-bahan ( 6 pax i guessed )

• 500 gram pasta (sepeket pasta jenis pendek either penne, farfalle, shell or macaroni)
• 300 gram daging cincang (pilih ayam atau lembu)
• 1 ulas bawang putih – dicincang halus
• 1 labu bawang besar – dicincang halus
• 1 tin sedang tomato puri
• 1 tin cendawan butang - dihiris
• 1 biji lada benggala - didadu
• 1 kiub stok ayam atau lembu – ikut jenis daging yang digunakan
• 1 batang carrot – didadu
• 1 batang celery – didadu
• 1 sudu teh herba Oregano kering (dapatkan di mana-mana supermarket/hypermarket)
• 1 helai Bay leaf kering (kalau taknak beli boleh juga gantikan 2 helai daun salam/ serai kayu segar)
• Parutan keju samada Cheddar/Mozzarela/Romano atau Parmesan
• 3 sudu besar minyak zaitun (kalau taknak beli boleh pakai minyak masak biasa)
• Garam dan gula secukup rasa

 Bahan sos putih :

• 2 sudu besar butter
• 1 sudu besar tepung gandum
• 2 kotak susu segar ( saya guna 2 kotak kecil Susu Dutch Lady full cream je)
• Secubit lada hitam dan garam

Cara-cara

1. Rebus 2 liter air dalam periuk besar, masukkan 2 sudu teh garam. Bila air mendidih baru masukkan pasta. Kacau sekali-sekala dan masukkan satu sudu teh minyak zaitun (atau minyak masak) agar pasta tak melekat. Bila pasta sudah lembut angkat dan toskan.

2. Buat inti daging. Goreng bawang besar dan bawang putih. Jangan dibiar garing, cukup sekadar bawang layu. Kemudian masukkan daging cincang. Goreng hingga daging keperangan.

3. Masukkan carrot, cendawan, lada benggala (capsicum) dan celery. Kacau sebati.

4. Masukkan tomato puri. Jika nampak terlampau kering masukkan sedikit air. Jangan sampai berkuah pula.

5. Masukkan kiub ayam/lembu (hancurkan dan tabur, jangan masuk seketul) herba Oregano dan Bay leaf. Biar mendidih dan naik bau.

6. Masukkan gula dan garam secukup rasa. Garam tak perlu banyak sebab stok dah masin. Bila nampak pekat dan agak kering, tutup api dan ketepikan.

7. Buat sos putih. Masak butter atas api kecil (jangan sampai perang). Bila semua butter dah cair dan berbuih, taburkan tepung gandum, kacau cepat-cepat dengan senduk kayu. Kacau dalam 3-4 minit, kemudian masukkan susu segar.

8. Masukkan garam dan serbuk lada hitam. Kacau hingga nampak sos sudah bersalut di belakang senduk kayu (agak pekat ). Tutup api.

9. Cara melapis : Dalam bekas tahan panas (saya guna Pyrex. Pakai loyang kek pun boleh, tapi kalau pakai Pyrex boleh angkat terus hidang), mulakan dengan lapisan pasta, tabur rata. Lepas tu lapisan inti daging, kemudian ratakan sos putih.

10. Teruskan melapis dan akhiri dengan taburan parutan keju di lapisan paling atas.

11. Bakar dalam oven suhu 190 darjah Celcius selama 30 minit atau sehingga keju cair dan keperangan. Siap untuk dimakan, yummm!!

So, happy trying and good luck.....