Pumpkin mac & cheese
The perfect pumpkin recipe for your pub menu! Mashing half of the pumpkin gives this dish a sweet depth flavour. Serve with FLORA Buttery to create a buttery taste.
Ingredients
Pumpkin mac & cheese
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For the sauce.
Water cold
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500.0 ml
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Semi skimmed milk
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500.0 ml
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Knorr Bechamel Sauce Mix 5L
/g
210.0 g
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20
May contain soya and its derivatives
Contains wheat and it´s derivatives
Colman's English Mustard Powder 2kg
/g
10.0 g
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For the pumpkin:
Pumpkin
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600.0 g
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Rapeseed oil
/ml
50.0 ml
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To build the dish
Macaroni
/g
600.0 g
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Parmesan
/g
100.0 g
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Cheddar cheese
/g
200.0 g
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To serve:
White breadcrumbs
/g
50.0 g
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Rosemary
/g
5.0 g
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For the sauce.
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Water cold 500.0 ml
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Semi skimmed milk 500.0 ml
For the pumpkin:
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Pumpkin 600.0 g
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Rapeseed oil 50.0 ml
To build the dish
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Macaroni 600.0 g
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Parmesan 100.0 g
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Cheddar cheese 200.0 g
To serve:
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White breadcrumbs 50.0 g
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Rosemary 5.0 g
Preparation
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For the sauce.
- Bring the water and milk to the boil then whisk in the KNORR Béchemel and English mustard.
- Simmer for 5 min. then remove from the heat and cover until needed.
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For the pumpkin:
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Peel and dice the pumpkin into 1” cubes.
- Coat the pumpkin in the oil and pour into a roasting tray.
- Bake for 20-25 min. until just soft.
- Remove from the oven and set aside until needed.
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To build the dish
- Cook the macaroni then drain well.
- Mix the sauce and half of the pumpkin together.
- Add the macaroni to the sauce along with the cheddar and the Parmesan.
- Mash the remaining pumpkin and fold into the macaroni.
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To cook:
- Preheat the oven 180°C.
- Place the dish into the oven and bake for 30-35 min.
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To serve:
- Melt the butter and add the rosemary.
- Cook for 1 min. then add the breadcrumbs.
- Fry the breadcrumbs for 3-4 min. until golden and crispy.
- Remove the macaroni from the oven and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.
