Beer Mac and Cheese with Guinness & Irish Cheddar
This Guinness Mac and Cheese with Irish Cheddar & Guinness is the perfect cheesy way to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day! Loaded with Kerrygold Salted Butter, Irish White Cheddar and Guinness Beer, this Irish inspired Mac N Cheese not only looks like a pot of gold, but it tastes like it, too!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound orecchiette cooked al dente
- 1 medium sized shallot finely diced
- 3 tablespoon Kerrygold salted butter
- 2 tablespoon Flour
- 1 tablespoon Grainy Mustard
- ⅔ cup Guinness Beer
- 1.5 cups Heavy Cream
- 2 cups Kerrygold Irish white cheddar shredded
- 2 cups medium sharp cheddar shredded
- ¼ teaspoon yellow mustard
- ¼ teaspoon sriracha
- Salt
Instructions
- Prepare pasta according to the directions, strain and set aside.
- Add butter, diced shallots and a pinch of salt salt to a sauce pan. Sautee over medium heat for 4 minutes or until shallots become translucent. Add flour and whisk until a roux forms. Cook roux down for a few minutes but not long enough for it to darken. Add mustard and whisk again until incorporated.
- Slowly pour the beer and whisk it into the roux. As it bubbles, the beer sauce will thicken. When it’s thickened, whisk in the heavy cream and continue whisking until everything is combined. Keep the heat at medium and once the cream starts to bubble and thicken, add the cheese. Turn the heat off and stir until everything is melted. Finish by adding yellow mustard and sriracha and salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour in the cooked orecchiette and gently stir until everything is coated and creamy looking. Serve immediately!
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Notes
If you’re using another pasta that has a lot of surface area, like fusilli, rotini or penne, you might need to add a little more heavy creamy at the end to make sure it’s creamy.
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