Pasta · Dinner · Kids-Friendly · Quick Recipes
Recipe by Akiejack
Streaky Beef Mac & Cheese
A quick one-pan macaroni in a paprika-spiced butter and milk sauce, finished with melted Perfect Italiano Mozzarella and crumbled crispy streaky beef.
- Cooking time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2 pax
- Difficulty
- Easy
What you’ll need
Ingredients
Serves 2
- 1 tbsp (15g) Anchor Butter
- 1 tbsp (10g) plain flour
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 200ml evaporated milk
- 2-3 slices streaky beef
- 120g macaroni
- 80-100g Perfect Italiano Mozzarella
Step by step
Method
- 1
Boil the macaroni: bring a pot of water to the boil, add a pinch of salt and cook the macaroni for 7-9 minutes until tender. Drain and set aside.
- 2
Fry the streaky beef: heat a little oil (or just use the fat from the beef) and fry 2-3 slices of streaky beef over medium heat until fully cooked and slightly crispy at the edges. Remove, cut into small pieces or roughly crumble, and set aside. You can keep a little of the beef fat in the pan to flavour the sauce.
- 3
Make the sauce: melt 1 tbsp Anchor Butter in the pan over low-medium heat. Add the flour and stir for about 1 minute. Pour in the evaporated milk a little at a time, stirring so no lumps form, and cook until the sauce starts to thicken.
- 4
Season with paprika, black pepper, salt, sugar, onion powder and garlic powder. Stir and taste, adding more salt if needed.
- 5
Lower the heat and add the Perfect Italiano Mozzarella. Stir until the cheese melts and the sauce turns creamy.
- 6
Add the cooked macaroni and the fried streaky beef. Toss for 1-2 minutes until everything is coated in the sauce, and serve.
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