Crab Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

Cheese

• 2000 grams Manchego
  
• 2000 grams White Cheddar Cheese
  
• 12 quarts Half and Half
  
• 200 grams Shallots
  
• 20 grams Iota Carrageenan
  
• 12 grams Xanthan
  
• 1500 grams White Wine
  
• 90 grams Butter
  
• 160 grams Garlic
  

Macaroni

• 2 tablespoons Green onions
  
• 1 tablespoon Garlic, thinly sliced
  
• 2 ounces Jumbo lump crap meat
  
• 1/8 cup White wine
  
• 1.5 cups Cheese sauce
  
• 1/8 cup Heavy cream
  
• 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay
  
• 4 ounces Garganelli pasta
  
• Lemon juice
  
• Salt
  

Directions

Cheese

1. Sweat the shallot and garlic in butter.
2. Deglaze with white wine.
3. Add half and half and bring to a boil.
4. Add iota carrageenan, xanthan and salt.
5. Whisk in cheeses.
6. Blend in batches on high for two minutes at a time, adjust.

Macaroni

1. In a pan, sweat the garlic and green onions.
2. Add lump crab meat and deglaze with white wine.
3. Once the pan of white wine is reduced by about 80%, add the cheese sauce and heavy cream.
4. Add pasta and old bay seasoning.
5. Adjust seasoning with lemon juice and salt.
6. Mix with cheese and enjoy!