Mac and cheese will be better than ever if you add 1 uncommon ingredie
While mac and cheese recipes tend to be fairly similar, people tend to add their own twist to make it unique. However, a user on Reddit has revealed an uncommon ingredient that maybe all home cooks should add to their own methods of making the popular dish. On a cooking forum, user DiscoStu303 asked people: “What is your top secret ingredient?” One person commented: “Mustard power. Just a little bit adds depth to so many things.”
But the discussion didn’t stop there. Another user added: “Mustard powder in a cheese sauce is just amazing,” which the first commenter agreed with before dropping the gem. They wrote: “Yup. I always wondered why my grandma’s mac and cheese was so much better than any other I’d tried until I realised that mustard powder isn’t a common ingredient.”
Now when it comes to putting the secret ingredient to the test, you might be wondering at which point does it play a part in the dish. Fortunately, this recipe by BBC Good Food is labelled as the “best ever” mac anc cheese, and includes mustard powder in it.
Ingredients:
- 50g baguette, cut into small chunks
- 2 tbsp butter, plus 1tbsp melted
- 350g sprial or other short pasta
- 1 garlic glove, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 500ml whole milk
- 250g vegetarian mature cheddar, grated
- 50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated