Truffle Mac n Cheese
Take this luscious Mac n Cheese to the next level with the sweet & nutty flavours of Comté, fresh Australian black winter truffles. Benedetto Cavalieri pasta and French cultured butter.
Course Main Dish
Servings 0
Ingredients
- 500g Benedetto Cavalieri Mezzi Rigatoni
- Tasman Sea Salt
- 150g Lescure Butter
- 2tbsp Plain Flour
- 500ml Full Cream Milk
- 250g Comté grated, reserve some to top the Mac n Cheese before baking
- black pepper to taste
- 1 Fresh black Truffle Coomer Truffles
- Pons Black Truffle Condiment
- You will need ramekins or oven proof bowls
Instructions
Mac n Cheese
- Bring the pasta to boil in a large pot of salted water. Cook until al dente, for approximately 8 mins and drain. Divide between 4 oven proof bowls or ramekins and set aside on a baking tray.
- Melt butter over a gentle heat in a medium sized pan, add flour and stir to combine. Gradually add milk and continue to stir over a medium heat until the béchamel sauce begins to thicken, check seasoning and adjust with salt & pepper.
- Remove pan from heat, stir in half of the grated comté & grate a few slivers of truffle into the sauce.
- Divide sauce between each ramekin and top with extra comté.
- Bake for 15-20 mins in the oven at 180C until the top of sauce is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling on top.
To Serve
- Drizzle with truffle oil & garnish with extra truffle slices prior to serving and a touch of sea salt.