Cornish Crab Mac N Cheese

Here’s a delicious Cornish version of traditional Mac N Cheese from Chef, author and food photographer James Strawbridge.

Ingredients – Serves four

250g 50/50 White & Brown Cornish Crab Meat
200g macaroni
100g mozzarella, diced
75g Cornish cheddar, grated, extra for topping
50g butter
½ shallot, finely diced
2 cloves of garlic, grated
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
½ tsp nutmeg, grated
1 tbsp plain flour
75ml dry cider
150ml double cream
40g panko breadcrumbs
Pinch of sea salt

Method
Step 1
Melt your butter and soften the garlic and shallot on a medium low heat.

Step 2
Add in your mustard, flour and nutmeg. Stir into a roux paste and cook out your flour for 2-3 mins.

Step 3
Next pour in some cider and stir into a paste.

Step 4
Follow with your cream, cheese and brown crab meat. Stir on a low heat until the cheese melts.

Step 5
Boil your pasta for 10-12 mins. Once the macaroni is just cooked strain and stir into the pan with the remaining white crab and cheese sauce. Season to taste and mix well.

Step 6
Transfer to an oven dish topping with panko breadcrumbs and extra grated cheddar. Bake for 20 mins until the top is bubbling and golden.