Crab Meat Mac and Cheese

Crab Meat Mac and Cheese

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb (0.5 kg) penne pasta;
  • 3 cups (720 ml) water;
  • 2 hard boil eggs;
  • 1 teaspoon room temperature unsalted butter;
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) fat-free half and half;
  • 3/4 cup Jarlsburg cheese, cut in 1/2” (1 cm) cubes;
  • 3/4 cup Australian cheddar cheese, cut in 1/2” (1 cm) cubes;
  • Or any mild easy melting cheese;
  • 1/2 cup cooked crab meat;
  • 1/4 cup of finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese;
  • 1/4 cup garlic bread crumb;
  • Sea salt.

For garlic bread crumb

  • 3 cloves garlic;
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter;
  • 4 pieces bread.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

  1. Place eggs in cold water in a soup pot;
  2. Heat up water with a pasta linear;
  3. Add 1/2 teaspoon sea salt;
  4. Add penne pasta when water comes to a boil;
  5. Cook them under al dente (about 20 minutes) and drain;
  6. Take out eggs when become hard boiled;
  7. Place in ice water for easy peeling;
  8. Grease the bottom of a deep dish baking pan with butter;
  9. Layer cooked pasta;
  10. At the same time, heat up half and half in a sauce pan;
  11. Melt Jarlsburg and Australian cheddar cheeses;
  12. Stir to make sure not to burn the cheeses;
  13. Add chop up hard boil eggs;
  14. Pour cheese mix on pasta;
  15. In an 375˚F (180˚C) pre-heated oven for 20 minutes;
  16. Top with crab meat;
  17. Springle Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese on top and put it back for 3 minutes,
  18. Top with bread crumb and back in the broiler;
  19. Keep an eye to avoid burning;
  20. Plate and serve hot.

For garlic bread crumb

  1. Butter slice bread;
  2. Toast with thinly slice garlic;
  3. Put in food processor, make into crumb.

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