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Macaroni, Cheese and Potato Gratin

06 February 2024 11:54 PM

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 45 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 Thinly sliced potato
• 2 Cups Milk
• ½ lb Cooked Macaroni
• 4 ozs Grated Cheese (Any mixture of hard cheese)
• 2 ozs Unsalted Butter
• 2 ozs All-purpose Flour
• ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 2 Sliced Garlic Cloves
• Chopped Parsley
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

PREHEAT OVEN TO 190°C/375°F

1. Add the nutmeg, garlic, potato and salt and pepper to the milk and poach for 6-7 mins until ~90% cooked.
2. Remove the potatoes for the mixture and set aside. Do not pour the milk away!
3. In a saucepan, heat the butter, add the flour and incorporate with a cooking spoon. Cook for a couple of minutes until golden in colour.
4. Add the milk mixture to the roux and whisk well, cooking on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Then add your cheese (this is a Mornay Sauce), reserving a small amount for topping. Making sure all the cheese has melted, add the cooked macaroni pasta.
5. Butter the inside of a lasagna pan. Pour in the macaroni mixture. Top with your reserved potato slices, grated cheese and Mornay sauce (if you've any left). Bake until it is golden brown, about 25 minutes.

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February 6, 2024 Categories: Cooking

Scouse

18 July 2022 1:57 PM

A cheap stew, that's easy to make and freeze. This dish is flexible and will go with any vegetables you have. Originated around Stoke and Liverpool as Lobscouse and later split into Lobby and Scouse.

• ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 30 min
• 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

• beef mince
• a white onion
• garlic
• bayleaf
• potatoes
• carrots
• beef stock ~1 pint
• beef gravy granules
• parsnips(optional)
• swede(optional)
• cabbage(optional)

Directions

1. Finely dice the onions and garlic. Chop the carrots, potatoes, parsnips and/or swede into a uniform size.
2. Fry the diced onion with a bit of oil until brown, in a deep pot. Then quickly fry the garlic (until you can smell it).
3. Add the mince whole and sear (flipping to sear the other side before breaking up).
4. Once the mince is properly browned, Pour in the beef stock.
5. Add your root vegetables now, along with your bayleaf, salt and lots of pepper.
6. Leave to boil for about a half hour then remove the bayleaf. Adding the cabbage half way through.
7. Stir in the gravy granules until you get the thickness you want and Serve.