Crispy Sausage Chipotle Mac and Cheese
Serves 6
Directions
- 1Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
- 2Break the sausages up into the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-6 minutes until a little golden and crispy.
- 3Add the garlic and chipotle chilli paste and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 4Add the butter and melt together with the sausages.
- 5Stir in the flour.
- 6Add the milk, a little at a time, and stir together until smooth, ensuring it’s all incorporated.
- 7Season with salt and pepper.
- 8Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes to cook out the flour.
- 9Whilst the sauce cooks, cook the pasta for 12 minutes or 2-3 minutes less than the packet directs until really al dente.
- 10Scoop out a load of the pasta water and then drain the pasta.
- 11Cool the pasta under the cold tap and then leave to one side in a colander to drain.
- 12Preheat the grill to high.
- 13Chuck 100g of each cheese into the sauce and add salt and pepper to taste.
- 14Mix well and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted.
- 15Whisk in 150ml of the pasta water so that the sauce gets thinner and glossier.
- 16Add the pasta and mix well.
- 17If the sauce needs a little more pasta water to be creamy, add another 50ml.
- 18Tip the mixture into a baking dish.
- 19Scatter over the remaining cheese.
- 20Pop under the grill for 6-8 minutes or until the top is golden and bubbling.
- 21Serve immediately.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 6 pork sausages, skins removed
- 2 clove garlic crushed
- 1 tbsp chipotle chilli paste
- 50 g butter
- 60 g plain flour
- 700 ml whole milk, warmed though
- 150 g gruyere cheese, grated
- 150 g cheddar, grated
- 150 g grated mozzarella
- 600 g giant pasta shells – conchiglioni
- Salt
- pepper
Equipment
large saucepancolandergrillbaking dish
Tips
- When cooking pasta, cook it until really al dente (2-3 minutes less than packet directs).
- Add pasta water to the sauce to make it thinner and glossier.
- If the sauce needs more creaminess, add another 50ml of pasta water.
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