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Stout of The World: Mac & Cheese Recipe

Take your mac n’ cheese to stellar heights with this rich, indulgent recipe made with stout and topped with crispy onion crumb. Made using premium Chefs’ Selections ingredients, this quick and simple dish is perfect for foodservice menus. Creamy, comforting, and flavourful. This is the mac n’ cheese that truly is out of this world.

Stout of The World: Mac & Cheese Recipe

Ingredients:

For the Cheese Sauce:

  • 250g Chefs’ Selections plain flour (A96664)
  • 400g Chefs’ Selections grated mature cheddar cheese (Z6011)
  • 1500ml full fat milk (Z6122)
  • 500ml stout
  • 1tbsp whole grain mustard (A64956)

For the Crispy Onion Crumb:

  • 500g panko breads crumb (A96623)

Method:

For the Macaroni – Simply, boil salty water in a pan for 10 minutes, then strain off and run under cold water until cold. Strain again and then drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.  

For the Cheese Sauce – In a pan add, butter and plain flour and cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly adding the stout while stirring continuously. Then slowly add the milk until fully combined, fold in grated cheddar and whole grain mustard.

For the Crispy Onion Crumb – Combine all ingredients and lightly toast in the oven at 170ºc for 10-15 mins, stirring regularly. Fold the cold pasta into the hot sauce, top with the onion crumb and garnish with hives.