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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

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time40 mins
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.