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Crab mac ’n’ cheese

Name: Crab mac ’n’ cheese
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 50g unsalted butter; 50g plain flour; 400ml whole milk; 130g mature cheddar grated; 100g crème fraîche; nutmeg a generous grating; 100g brown crab meat; 300g macaroni; 100g white crab meat

Adam Bush

Published: March 23, 2022 at 10:23 AM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 40 mins

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This comforting crab mac 'n' cheese uses crème fraîche in the béchamel to make it lighter while also accentuating the mild, sweet flavour of crab

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Ingredients

Nutrition

50g unsalted butter
50g plain flour
400ml whole milk
130g mature cheddar

grated
100g crème fraîche
nutmeg

a generous grating
100g brown crab meat
300g macaroni
100g white crab meat

Nutrition: per serving

kcal726
fat38.1g
saturates23.2g
carbs62.4g
sugars6g
fibre4.5g
protein31.2g
salt1.4g

Method

step 1

Melt the butter in a pan over a medium-high heat and, once foaming, tip in the flour and cook for 3-4 minutes or until darkened and smelling toasty. Add the milk, a splash at a time, then bubble for a few minutes over a medium heat until you have a smooth, thick sauce. Season and mix in 100g of the cheddar until melted, then fold in the crème fraîche, nutmeg and the brown crab meat
step 2

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cook the macaroni following pack instructions in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water. Drain well, then fold into the sauce until evenly combined.
step 3

Tip into a 20cm x 30cm baking dish, dot over the white crab meat and scatter over the remaining cheddar. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until bubbling and golden on top.

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Authors

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Adam BushDeputy food editor

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