Soho House Mac N Cheese Recipes

MACARONI & CHEESE (SOHO GRAND HOTEL, NYC)

Steps:

• Shred cheddar cheese in a food processor (yes, it's a lot). Place shredded cheese in refrigerator while making sauce.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until the al dente stage (about 10 minutes) and drain. Tip: don't overcook. The pasta will bake later on and overcooking at this stage will make it mushy in the final dish.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until they are translucent but not brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour until the mixture is smooth.
• Gradually add milk to the flour/butter mixture, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Reduce heat and cook, stirring constantly until sauce thickens, about 5 more minutes, Turn off heat, and add two very large hands full of the shredded cheddar cheese to the mixture and stir until the cheese has melted into the sauce.
• Combine the cooked pasta and the cheese sauce and pour into a greased 4 quart baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2 the Parmesan cheese over the top, then sprinkle the rest of the shredded cheddar, then the rest of the Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 400 F about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and bubbly.
• Note: This will stay hot 30 - 45 minutes after removing from the oven.

SMOKEHOUSE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
• Stir in flour, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth; take off heat.
• Little by little, stir in milk until smooth. Stir constantly for 10 minutes on heat until thick; take off heat.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, Velveeta cheese, Smoked Gouda, and Mozzarella cheese until melted. Add Liquid Smoke if using.
• Put cooked macaroni in a greased casserole dish, pour cheese mixture over and mix well. Sprinkle paprika and leftover Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

MACARONI AND CHEESE SOHO GRAND

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil over high heat; cook the pasta al dente (8-10 minutes); drain and place pasta in a large mixing bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, scald the milk (to scald milk means to bring it nearly to a boil and stir attentively).
• In a saute pan over med-high heat, melt the butter; stir/saute the onion for about 3 minutes or until soft but not colored.
• Lower heat to low, add in the flour and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk in the scalded milk, 2 cups cheddar cheese, mustard, nutmeg, and Tabasco.
• Keeping mixture over low heat, simmer, whisking occasionally, until the cheese is melted and smooth.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour mixture over pasta and stir gently to combine.
• Spoon macaroni/cheese mixture into a lightly buttered 2-quart casserole dish; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cheddar and the Parmesan cheese.
• Bake on the middle shelf in preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes or until bubbling and browned on top.
• Serve immediately.

SOHO HOUSE MAC N' CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large pan of salted, boiling water, cook the macaroni for 8-10 min until it is cooked al dente - try not to over cook as it will continue cooking in the oven. Drain well and set aside. In a seperate large oven proof pan, melt the butter. Mix in the flour and keep cooking for a few minutes, stirring all the time, until the mixture forms a 'roux', a golden paste. Gradually wisk in the milk, a little at a time and cook over a low heat on the hob for 10 - 15 min. Keep stirring all the time and cook until you have a smooth and glossy sauce which gradually thickens. Don't worry if it seems a bit thin at this stage as it will thicken up later in the oven. Off the heat, add around half of the Cheddar and half the Parmesan into the sauce, along with the mustard, salt and pepper, and keep stirring until it has all melted. Preheat the grill as high as it will go. Pour Macaroni into the sauce and mix everything together, then sprinkle over the remaining Cheddar and Parmesan. Grill for 15 min until the mixture is golden and bubbling with a crispy top and serve immediately.