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Hattie B’s Pimento Mac and Cheese

This recipe is featured in our April 2017 Food + Entertaining article, Season’s Bounty. Peachy hit the “foodie town” of Birmingham for a culinary tour with renowned Southern chefs Frank Stitt and John Lasater and came away with a few must-try recipes for your spring entertaining. 

Hattie B’s Pimento Mac and Cheese
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Hattie B’s Pimento Mac and Cheese

Course: Sides

ingredients

  • For the sauce:
  • 1⁄2 gallon milk (2 quarts)

  • 1 1⁄2 teaspoons crushed red pepper

  • 1 1⁄2 tablespoons salt

  • 1 1⁄2 teaspoons black pepper

  • For the roux:
  • 2 sticks (1⁄2 pound) butter

  • 1⁄2 pound all-purpose flour

  • To finish the sauce:
  • 1 1⁄2 pounds plus additional 1 cup (to top the mac at the end) shredded extra sharp Cheddar cheese (the sharper the better for pimento cheese)

  • 10 ounce jar diced pimentos, undrained

  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, diced

  • To prepare pasta:
  • 1 pound elbow macaroni (uncooked)

Directions

  • To prepare the sauce:**
  • Combine all of these ingredients in a 4–5 quart stockpot and bring to a simmer. Do not boil or it may cause the milk to scorch!
  • To prepare the roux:
  • In a small saucepot (1 quart), melt all of the butter completely. Once butter is melted, add the flour all at once and whisk to combine the ingredients into a smooth mixture.
  • Simmer roux for 5 minutes to make sure all of the raw flour is cooked out. Once
  • it has simmered for 5 minutes, add all of the roux into the simmering milk mixture. Make sure the milk mixture is at a simmer so the roux makes an immediate bond. Whisk very well until the sauce becomes thick. Simmer mixture for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
  • To finish the sauce:
  • Add the diced pimentos along with 1 1⁄2 pounds of cheese and butter. Melt these ingredients completely and turn flame off at this point and give it a really good whisk until melted.
  • Cool sauce completely in a storage container.
  • To prepare the pasta:
  • Cook in salted boiling water until al dente (about 7 to 8 minutes for most pasta). Strain when finished.
  • Next, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place cooled cheese sauce in a mixing bowl along with the pasta (pasta doesn’t need to be cooled). Mix until completely combined. Scrape the mixture out of the bowl with a rubber spatula into a 10 x 12 baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Once the timer goes off, remove mac and give the whole pan a good stir with the rubber spatula, smoothing everything out.
  • Next, top with 1 cup of shredded cheese. Place the mac back in the oven, uncovered, for no more than 5 minutes—just to brown the cheese. Serve family-style!

Notes

  • Recipe by Chef John Lasater, Hattie B’s Hot Chicken

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