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feed a family of 4 for (just over) £100 a month
Ingredients
- 25 g lard
- 25 g flour
- pint water or use a stock cube
- 60 g cheddar
- 15 g Grana Padano
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 50 g bacon
- 400 g pasta
Instructions
- First, put your pasta on to boil, and cook as per packet instructions
- Make a roux with the lard and flour. Add the hot stock in about 4 goes.
- Between each addition of stock stir the mixture until all the liquid incorporates into the flour and lard. (If you lift the pan off the heat and beat hard with a wooden spoon after the liquid is incorporated your sauce will be beautifully glossy).
- By the time all the liquid is added you should have a sauce which will coat the back of a spoon. If not add more water or stock.
- Stir in the mustard and most of the cheese. Leave a spoonful of cheese for the top.
- Fry finely chopped bacon. Add cooked bacon to the sauce and season sauce with pepper and salt. Stir sauce into cooked pasta.
- Put saucy pasta in baking dish.
- Top with remaining cheese.
- Cook in oven at 180 degrees until there are nice brown crunchy bits on the top.
Notes
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