Crab mac ’n’ cheese
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 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
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.
