Macaroni and Cheese

Macaroni and cheese - also called mac n' cheese in the US and Canada. Macaroni is Italian but this is a dish of English origin. Basically, it is cooked macaroni pasta in a cheese sauce. US president Thomas Jefferson had it in Paris and liked it so much, he asked US ambassador to get the recipe and served it in state dinners. So, he can be credited to have introduced it in USA.

As always, this dish also has some variations, but here is my easy recipe of classic Mac n’ Cheese.  

Ingredients:

400g Macaroni
1 litre (4 cup) Milk
300 ml (1 cup) Crème Fraiche (or any cream)

200g shredded Mozarella cheese
2 stock pots or cubes

2 tbsp Cornflour (diluted in 1/2 cup of cold water) 

Salt 1-2 tsp (to taste)

Cook the pasta (macaroni) in salted boiling water for 15 minutes and drain.

Make the Sauce 

• Heat up the milk
• Add the cheese, crème and salt. (keep a little cheese to sprinkle over later)
• Add the diluted cornflour 
• Add the cooked pasta and mix well.

Bake: 

• Pour the mixed Macaroni in an oven-proof dish
• Sprinkle some shredded cheese over
• Bake in a preheated oven at 180c for 10 minutes.

 Serve hot.