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      Title: Mum's Curried Mince Mac & Cheese
 Categories: Pasta, Cheese, Beef, Curry, Chilies
      Yield: 8 servings
 
    250 g  Dry macaroni (8 oz);
           - cooked

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      1 tb Olive oil
      3 tb Butter
      1 md Onion; chopped
      1 tb Garlic; chopped
    500 g  Beef mince (17 oz)
      1 tb Durban masala (or your
           - favourite masala)
      1 ts Red ground chile; to taste
      1 ts Ground cumin
      1 ts Garam masala
      1 ts Celery salt
      1 ts Ground coriander
     25 ml Sachet beef demi-glace
           - stock
    400 g  Can chopped Italian tomatoes
           - (14 oz); blended

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     60 g  Butter (2 oz)
     50 g  A-P flour (1-3/4 oz)
      1 l  Milk (34 oz)
           Salt
    1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
    100 g  Cheddar cheese (3-1/2 oz);
           - grated
           Mozzarella and Cheddar;
           - grated, to sprinkle
 
  Heat the olive oil and butter in a saucepan. Fry the onion until
  caramelised.
  
  Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute.
  
  Add the beef mince and spices and brown the mince.
  
  Add the demi-glace and tomatoes. Simmer over a medium-low heat
  until reduced and thickened, then set aside.
  
  To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour.
  Cook for a few minutes until the flour and butter are golden in
  colour.
  
  Add the milk all at once, whisking continuously. Add the salt and
  cayenne pepper. Whisk continuously until the sauce starts to
  thicken.
  
  Once thickened, remove from the heat and mix in the Cheddar.
  
  Place the cooked pasta in the base of a large casserole dish. Pour
  over the cooked mince and spread. Pour over the sauce.
  
  Sprinkle over a generous amount of Cheddar and mozzarella and bake
  at 170°C until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes. Serve hot.
  
  Published in Woolworth's Taste Magazine
  
  Recipe by Tahila Pillay
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://taste.co.za
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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