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|description=Posh macaroni cheese! This is such a great recipe that it is worth making your own pasta if you have the time
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|TotalCalories = 2529
|PortionCalories = 1264
|DatePublished=22nd January 2013
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 2
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 30 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 10 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Pasta thermidor.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''No fish, just flavours''

4.5/5 

I expected this to have lots of lobster or prawns but it's just sauce and pasta. Odd but good.

 [[User:TheJudge|The Judge]] 
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Posh [[macaroni cheese]]!

This is such a great recipe that it is worth making your own pasta if you have the time. You don't need a special pasta cutter, just roll it out and slash it into strips. However, this will still be good with [[dried spaghetti]] or [[Gallery_of_pasta_types|pasta]].
'''Thermidor sauce'''
{{RecipeIngredients
| 50 g (2 oz) [[Butter|butter]]
| 2 tablespoons [[Onion|onion]] or [[shallots]], finely chopped
| 3 tablespoons chopped fresh [[Tarragon|tarragon]]
| 3 tablespoons chopped fresh [[Parsley|parsley]]
| 275 ml (1/2 pint) full [[Cream|cream]] [[Milk|milk]]
| 5 tablespoons (60 ml) [[Dry sherry|dry sherry]]
| 25 g (1 oz) [[Plain flour|plain flour]]
| pinch of [[Salt|salt]]
| pinch of [[Paprika powder|paprika powder]] (not [[Smoked|smoked]])
| pinch of [[Mustard powder|mustard powder]]
| 5 tablespoons of freshly [[Grated|grated]] [[Parmesan cheese|parmesan cheese]]
| grind of [[Black pepper|black pepper]]
}}
'''Pasta'''
{{RecipeIngredientsNB
| 1 portion of fresh pasta - [[Pasta|make it yourself, the recipe is easy]].
}}
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[[Image:Pasta thermidor ready for the grill.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Ready for the grill]]
{{RecipeIngredientsNB
| 200g [[Dried spaghetti]] or [[pasta]] (100g per person)
}}

===[[Mise en place]]===
* Preheat the [[Grill|grill]].
===Method===
'''pasta'''
{{RecipeMethod
| Add to lightly salted boiling water and boil:
| 3 to 5 minutes (fresh pasta)
| 7-10 minutes (dried spaghetti / thin pasta)
| 10-13 minutes (thicker pasta)
| There is a [[Pasta_cooking_times|detailed list of pasta cooking times here]].
| Drain well and add a dash of olive oil and mix well to prevent sticking
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'''sauce'''
{{RecipeMethod
| Melt half of the [[Butter|butter]] in a pan and gently sauté the [[Onions|onions]] until translucent.
| Add the [[Flour|flour]], mix into a [[Roux|roux]] and then gradually stir in the [[milk]]. Whisking will quickly remove any lumps.
| Add the [[Parsley|parsley]] and [[Tarragon|tarragon]].
| Mix in the [[Sherry|sherry]] and [[Spices|spices]], season to taste and adjust to your liking.
| Add the remaining [[Butter|butter]] and half of the [[Cheese|cheese]]. Mix well.
| Mix in the cooked pasta. Spoon the mixture into a lightly greased baking tray.
| Sprinkle with the remaining [[Cheese|cheese]] and [[Brown|brown]] under the [[Grill|grill]].
}}
===Variations===
Add lots of Crushed [[Garlic|garlic]] with the [[Onions|onions]].
===Chef's notes===
If you are struggling to get hold of fresh [[Tarragon|tarragon]], at a push you could add 1 heaped teaspoon of [[dried tarragon]] to a little [[Boiled|boiled]] water, allow it to rehydrate, drain any liquid and then use, however, fresh is plainly better.
==See also==
* [[Lobster thermidor]]
* [[Prawn thermidor]]
* [[Thermidor sauce]]

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