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Nduja mac and cheese recipe

Ingredients

Stirfry:

  • Oil (olive, neutral, schmaltz, whatever)
  • 1/2lb, plus or minus 1/2lb Andouije or kielbasa sausage, cubed up into 1cm pieces
  • korean chives: 3 cups diced. Substitute a shitload of scallions.
  • bacon: 1/2 pound diced
  • Couple slices smoked turkey (optional), diced
  • kimchi, 1 cup, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • white (or rice) wine, 1cup,

Noodles:

  • 1lb dry noodles, cooked according to package directions, minus 2 minutes to just shy of al dente
  • 1/3lb of cream cheese
  • 1/2lb of grated sharp cheddar
  • (optional) grated gouda, parmesan, or gruyere to taste
  • 1tbsp ground mustard powder (use the hot stuff that you can get at a chinese market, not wimpy shit)
  • approx 1/2 can (6oz) evap milk.
  • 8oz (ish, up to 16oz for never-before-seen funk levels) nduja.

Process:

  • In a skillet, combine half of the chives and sausage over medium-high heat. Sautee until chives are transparent.
  • increase heat to high. add garlic, bacon, optional turkey, optionally 1tbsp of brown sugar, and diced kimchi. Sautee until bacon is fully cooked.
  • Add wine, aggressively deglaze pan until incorporated and almost entirely cooked away. Add mustard powder.
  • Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions; remove from heat and drain (reserving 1c of pasta water).
  • Put the drained pasta back onto low heat. Add the cheeses, evaporated milk, and nduja. Stir to combine, crushing nduja chunks until it dissolves.
  • Add the other half of the chives/scallions and cook for 5min over low heat.
  • Serve pasta topped with stir-fry (and optionally a spritz of lemon juice).

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