Macaroni & Kaas met Spek

Een van my gunsteling disse, Macaroni en kaas. Daar is natuurlik baie verskillende variasies van hierdie resep, mens kan bylas en uithaal, maar ek vind hierdie een vinnig en smaaklik!

Bestanddele
3 koppies macaroni

3 eiers
3 koppies melk
2-3 eetlepels botter

3 koppies Cheddarkaas, gerasper

1 teelepel mosterd

1 - 2 tamaties, geskil en fyn gekap
1 pak Spek, in stukkies gekap
sout en peper na smaak

Metode
Braai die spek in ’n pan en laat dan afkoel
Kook macaroni tot gaar in sout water, spoel af met koue water.
 Voeg botter by die macaroni.


Klits eiers, melk en mosterd saam. Jy kan sout en peper (of Aromat) saam met dit meng na smaak.


Smeer 'n vuurvaste glasbak met botter en plaas ’n laag Macaroni daarin.
Plaas ’n lagie bacon en dan kaas bo-op die Macaroni en herhaal die lae totdat al die Macaroni en kaas klaar is (so 3 lae).

Gooi die melk mengsel bo-oor dit alles en bedek met gerasperde kaas.

Pak gekapte tamaties bo-op.
 Bak teen 180 grade vir 30 tot 40 minute of mooi bruin.

Macaroni Cheese with bacon

Ingredients
Serves: 4 - 6

• 4-5 rashers streaky or back bacon
• 30g butter 
• 225g macaroni pasta
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 340g grated Cheddar cheese

Sauce

• 475ml milk
• 2 fresh farm eggs 
• salt and pepper 

Prep: 10min
Cook: 35min
Ready in: 45min

Method

Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.

Chop bacon into bits and place bacon in a frying pan. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
Drain, crumble and set aside.

In a large pot with boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Drain.
In a medium frying pan, sauté the chopped onion and garlic.
Take off heat and add chopped cooked bacon and set aside.

To make the sauce, break the two eggs into the milk, add salt and pepper. Whisk well until all the egg is mixed in.

Place half of the cooked macaroni into a 2 litre baking dish (remember to slightly oil it first so that the macaroni doesn't stick to it). Sprinkle over half of the Cheddar cheese and half of the chopped bacon, onion and garlic. On top of that, place the other half macaroni and bacon mix and cover with the rest of the cheese. Gently pour over the egg and milk mixture and, if required, sprinkle some more grated cheddar over the top.

Bake uncovered in preheated oven until cheese on top is melted and brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
Serve warm.

Of course you can vary the recipe by adding mushrooms, spring onion or any of your other favourites.

Enjoy!

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