Subj : Who Knew?
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Apr 04 2024 07:05:00

I may go back to eating Mac & Cheese Box Dinner after reading this in
my Simply Recipes feed. (https://www.simplyrecipes.com/)

" My favorite upgrade is one I thought of one day when I had run out of 
butter and was still looking to impart some richness to the sauce. 
Inspired by the egg-based dish carbonara, I whisked an egg yolk in 
with the milk and powdered cheese. It definitely helped make the dish 
creamier without butter, but when I make the sauce with egg yolk and 
butter, that's when the real magic happens. 

What results is a glossy, silky cheese sauce that coats the back of a 
spoon, AKA boxed mac and cheese perfection. 

How To:

When the noodles are al dente, I scoop out 1/4 cup of the pasta water
and set it aside before draining the pasta. Then, to the empty and still
very warm saucepan (off the heat), I add two tablespoons of butter,
three tablespoons of milk or half and half, and the reserved pasta
water. 

Once the butter has melted, I whisk in the egg yolk, working quickly to
ensure that it doesn't scramble. Next, I add the cheese packet and whisk
until there are no lumps and the sauce is silky and smooth. Finally, I
add the piping hot pasta back to the pot, give it a stir, let it sit for
a minute or two so the sauce can thicken a bit, and stir once more. 

And that's it! Served with grated Parmesan and a pepper grinder at the
table (because little kids love sprinkling anything on anything), it's
the easiest dinner I make. 

Simple Tip! If your egg yolk does curdle a little bit, you can still
save your sauce. Just transfer the sauce to a wide-mouth mason jar,
blend it up with a stick blender to smooth out any lumps, then add the
sauce back to the pot. 

By Coco Morante - Published April 03, 2024

It would work well in this recipe:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Mac & Cheese w/Tuna
 Categories: Pasta, Cheese, Seafood, Dairy
      Yield: 3 Servings
 
  7 1/4 oz Box macaroni & cheese
      2 tb Butter
           Pepper
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Milk
      5 oz Can water pack tuna; drained
 
  Follow directions in cooking macaroni, drain. Add milk,
  butter, pepper, salt, and package of cheese. Heat over
  medium heat. Add tuna and stir. Heat until it comes to a
  boil and serve.
  
  From: http://www.cooks.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM
  
.... Female chipmunks are NOT called chip-nuns.
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