Maccheroni al gratin veloce (quick macaroni and cheese)
Recipe Type: First Course (Primo)
Cuisine: Sicilia
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Serves: 4
Categories: Kids, Gluten Free*use gluten free pasta, Vegetarian, Season: Autumn/Winter[br]This is the quick version of [url href=”https://www.livingalifeincolour.com/recipes/maccheroni-al-gratin-macaroni-and-cheese-sicilia/”]the traditional recipe based on a bechamel sauce.[/url]For children sometimes I add cubed ham to the pasta. [br] To stage this meal, ideally boil the water in a pentola. If a pentola is not available, boil the pasta for the first serving (90 grams of pasta per person) and use a slotted spoon to remove the pasta from the water and toss with the sauce. Keep the pasta water heated in a covered pan until the next serving and repeat.
Ingredients
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- 350 grams short pasta such as penne, fusilli, etc
- 1 garlic clove, skinned and cut in half
- 80 mls single cream
- 120 grams medium firm cheese such as gruyere, etc. (do not use mozzarella)
- 40 grams[i] Parmgiano-Reggiano [/i]cheese
- Sea salt
Instructions
- Bring to a boil 5 litres of water and 50 grams of salt.
- Rub the serving bowls with the garlic clove.
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- Boil the pasta for the time indicated on the package.
- Drain the pasta, reserving 100 mls of the pasta water. Add the pasta, cream and both cheeses to the bowl.
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- Stir together until the cheeses have melted.
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- Serve.