Bacon-Chive Mac and Mimolette using Mimolette cheese from
@fromagefromeurope ; the perfect date night mac and cheese
Ingredients:
8 oz shell-shaped pasta
8 oz bacon, cut into small strips
3 tbsp butter
4 tbsp flour
2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
2 pinches of salt
~20 turns of fresh cracked pepper
1 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp chives, finely chopped
7oz Mimolette, finely grated
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for pasta and cook to package directions. Reserve pasta water.
In a large skillet, cook bacon and set aside. Leave 1 tbsp of bacon grease in the pan. On medium-low heat, add 3 tbsp of butter to bacon grease and melt. Slowly add in flour and whisk/stir until a creamy brown consistency occurs. Add in milk and heavy cream, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring consistently. If the sauce is too thin, bring the mixture to a low simmer to allow to thicken. Season the sauce with salt, pepper and smoked paprika.
Reduce heat to low and add chives and half of the grated Mimole...