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Jalapeno Mac N Cheese

Mr. Fits and I are friends with an amazing couple who own two Gastropubs in Los Angeles called The Fat Dog.  A few weeks ago they asked me to come take some photos of their new joint in Hollywood for their website. I was more than super excited about this for the following reasons:

1. They are amazing, and interesting humans and I will take any excuse to hang out with them.

2. Their bar is full of pictures of bulldogs (my own bulldog included)

3. They make a Jalapeno Mac N Cheese that I have spent the last 3 years trying to duplicate.

Below is my best attempt at recreating my cheesy spicy muse.

Ingredients:

1/2 pound elbow macaroni

3 tablespoons butter

3 cloves of garlic, minced

1/4 cup of onions, finely diced

3 tablespoons flour

3 cups milk

½ cup pickled jalapenos from a jar, diced

1 large egg

½ cup sharp cheddar, shredded

½ cup Smoked Gouda

½ cup Gruyere (or swiss, or jack if you have a hard time finding Gruyere)

1 tsp kosher or sea salt

1 tsp fresh black pepper

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Topping:

1 cup panko bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta until almost done.

While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pan, melt the butter. Cook the garlic and the onions until soft, about 4 minutes. Whisk in the flour, make sure it’s free of flour lumps. Stir in the milk, jalapeños (add a little juice from the jar, about 2 tsp), and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes. Allow to cool a bit. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a little of the milk mixture to temper, then add the egg to the pan and stir until combined. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt, pepper and stir. Fold the macaroni into the cheese mixture and pour into a baking dish. Top with remaining cheese. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs (add some jalapenos for garnish on top). Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.

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janean June 13, 2011 um 11:41 am

lol the goodiest thing in the world !!!

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Tina@flourtrader June 13, 2011 um 1:25 pm

My husband would love this-the pickled jalapenos and the two kinds of cheese really put it over the top. I may make this for him on fathers day. Great post of tasty comfort food.

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Jorie June 13, 2011 um 1:46 pm

Mac N Cheese…yes please! Panko topping is a great idea.

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Lindsey@Lindselicious June 13, 2011 um 2:03 pm

You should have bargained to take photos and a lesson on how to make their mac and cheese! Your creation looks super yum too though! I’ll have to check out thier gastropub soon too.

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Jaxie June 13, 2011 um 2:15 pm

HAHA! I think you’re right, Lindsey. I have taken this as my personal challenge, I should compare notes now to see how close I am to the original recipe!

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Sandra’s Easy Cooking June 13, 2011 um 8:30 pm

I think that you did awesome job recreating this M&C..looks absolutely amazingly delicious!!!

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Peggy June 14, 2011 um 6:00 am

Yum! This sounds amazing and I can’t wait to try it =)

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Sandie (Sandie’s Bitchin' Kitchen) June 14, 2011 um 10:44 am

YUM!! I will definitely have to try this, it sounds amazing!

I also just wanted to let you know that I’ve passed a blog award on to you! Feel free to head over to my blog and check out my latest post… 🙂

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Tiffany June 14, 2011 um 6:10 pm

Smoked gouda and smoked paprika! WOAH!

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EF June 15, 2011 um 7:47 pm

yum yum ! delicious i want to eat like that .

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Joan June 22, 2011 um 4:42 pm

I had 12 guests for a Mexican dinner over the week end and I tried this. It was a big hit!!! Everyone loved it. I was skeptical of the pickled pepper flavor rather than plain. It was actually very good. I was pleasantly surprised. Definitely will serve this again!

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Jaxie June 22, 2011 um 6:01 pm

Thank you so much! Glad you like it =)

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Sarah@buttered-up July 29, 2011 um 6:54 pm

I’m gonna be trying this really soon. Love the flavors! Your photo makes me want to dive into my screen with a spoon.

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Magic of Spice August 1, 2011 um 4:12 pm

I have to say your re-creation looks fabulous! What a treat 🙂

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Jaxie August 1, 2011 um 7:18 pm

Why, thank you =)

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Phil December 21, 2011 um 3:53 pm

The panko doesn’t burn being in the oven for 30 minutes? My experiences in the past has me adding crumb toppings in the last 10 minutes or so…

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Jackie December 21, 2011 um 3:57 pm

That sounds like it would work great! If the dish is covered, I haven’t had a problem with the Panko burning, but adding it the last ten minutes would probably work just fine as well.

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sumor protoy June 5, 2012 um 2:11 am

Thank you Very good recipe.. !!! I love it..:) my family love it!

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