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Stir gently but quickly, try to guarantee emulsification in the melting cheese. You’re going to sprinkle over between 1/16 of a cup to 1/8th of light salt now, and again at each stage of cheese addition. Most people notice that cheese tastes differently when melted or warmed, the potassium chloride prevents that change and is magical for baked Mac which this will shortly turn into.Īdd enough half and half to cover the bottom of the bottom of the pot, then raise the heat to low-mid. Not using a roux preserves creaminess and bite, adding lite salt will preserve the UNMELTED flavor of the cheese. You’re gonna need a pint of heavy cream, and enough milk or half and half to render the Mac and cheese creamy enough to your liking. Loosely drain the pasta, lower the heat to almost nothing, and return it still dripping to the pot (about 3/4 cup starchy pasta water total.) This will draw starch into the water and flavor the pasta. Salt your pasta water HEAVILY, once it begins to boil add 1 and a half cups of salt per pound and a half of pasta. Per pound and a half of macaroni (because of the bite and the adherence of the cheese “sauce” only use elbows, rotini, rotelle, or cavatappi.) I’m a purist, I don’t use a roux, I do use a little science. It’s one part algorithm and one part recipe, on its way to perfection. This recipe is what brings my friends to my house every available holiday. We usually like to eat around 1 PM so I do this when I come down to put the turkey in which I typically also have ready to go in the fridge. All I have to do on Thanksgiving is take it out, set it up in the crock pot, and turn it on. I just load up the crock and throw it into the fridge the day prior. If I have it around I often sprinkle the top with fresh Parmesan about 20 minutes prior to turning it off and removing the lid.Įdit: The best thing about this recipe is it makes ahead wonderfully. Usually comes out best if you remove the lid and turn it off about 15 minutes prior to serving so it thickens up. Pour 1/4 of the cream mixture over this layer and sprinkle with butter before starting again with the potatoes.

Layer potato slices making sure to cover bottom of crock then chopped onion and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and thyme. Use the + a little more butter to butter a large crock pot on the inside. Not sure I can give the best measures as I've made this for the past 20+ years and just do it by guess and by gosh these days but:Ībout 1/2 a 5 pound bag of red potatoes, cleaned and sliced but not peeled.Ībout a pound of the best cured ham - lots of groceries sell packaged slices which I just chop up in decent sized cubesĤ cloves crushed garlic - I usually use roasted garlic but regular garlic will be fine if you don't have roasted on handĤ TBS butter thinly sliced in pats + a little moreġ tsp chopped fresh thyme - remove any woody stemsĬrack and whisk the eggs in a large measuring cup, then whisk in the cream, pinch of nutmeg, flour, and roasted garlic. Another one that deserves a you will be the designated scallop potatoes maker if you make it recipe. Recipe titles should be clear and concise.Įvery Thanksgiving I make scalloped potatoes in the crock pot.Self posts may contain links, but the recipe must be formatted and approved. We only allow direct post links from and i. Link post must contain the formatted recipe in the comments.No excessive self promotion without engagement.

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