Michael Symons Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the shells and cook 1 minute less than package directions. Drain and set aside.
• For the dairy-free Parmesan: In the bowl of a food processor, add the cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder and salt. Pulse until the consistency is a fine crumb. It will resemble freshly grated Parmesan.
• For the vegan cheese sauce: In a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium heat, add the olive oil. Add the garlic and sweat for a minute or 2, until aromatic. Whisk in the flour until a sandy mixture forms. Slowly whisk in the cashew milk and allow the mixture to come to a simmer. Cook while whisking constantly until thickened, 3 minutes. Whisk in the Dairy-Free Parmesan and hot sauce and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the pasta and taste for seasoning. Serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter, add onion and garlic and sweat over medium heat for 3 minutes with a pinch of salt until vegetables are translucent and aromatic. Add flour and stir with wooden spoon until the flour is completely incorporated with the vegetables, cooking for about 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock 1/3 cup at a time, stirring vigorously to ensure no lumps form. Bring to boil and reduce to medium-low heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove pan from heat and whisk in the half-and-half, Cheddar, mascarpone, and egg. Toss sauce with macaroni and place in a 2-quart casserole pan. Mix bread crumbs and parsley in a small mixing bowl and sprinkle on top of pasta. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, or until bread crumbs are golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions.
• Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside. Blond roux: Melt 1 stick of butter in small saucepan.
• Add 3/4 cup of flour.
• Blend well.
• Cook while stirring constantly, about 3-5 minutes, until flour and butter are well blended and start to dry slightly.
• Reserve for cheese sauce. Cheese sauce: In a large sauce pan, bring milk to simmer over medium heat. Whisk in 1/2 cup of the roux.
• Continue to whisk over heat until smooth and sauce begins to thicken, about 10 minutes.
• Saute diced onion in oil over medium heat until soft. Add onion to roux.
• Next add Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper.
• Whisk to incorporate all ingredients.
• Begin to add cheddar cheese, gradually, in small amounts.
• Whisk constantly to help dissolve. Add remaining cheddar, the Gorgonzola and 3/4 cup of Parmesan.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Mix cheese sauce with cooked macaroni.
• Place in a large buttered oven-proof dish.
• Top with bread crumbs and remaining 1 cup of Parmesan cheese. Bake for about 10 minutes or until hot. To brown, place under the broiler until top is evenly browned; watch carefully.
• Note: The recipe says "8 servings", however it seems more like twelve or more.