Brad's Macaroni and Cheese

Head Chef, Brad Hewitt, invites you to try some comfort food at home with his Macaroni and Cheese recipe below:

Ingredients

500g packet macaroni pasta
1 onion
250g packet bacon (streaky or shoulder)
50g freshly chopped parsley
300g cheddar cheese grated
6 whole eggs
100ml milk
100ml cream

Method

Bring a pot of salted water to the boil (add a little olive oil). When the water is at boiling point, add your pasta. Keep stirring the pasta so that it does not stick together. Once the pasta is cooked (al dente), strain and set aside.

Sweat off your onions till golden, then add your bacon and fry until brown in colour. Once this is ready, remove from heat and add to the cooked pasta (along with the fresh herbs and a third of the cheese). Mix together.

Mix the milk, cream and eggs together to make an egg custard. Place the pasta into a baking tray and pour the custard over till about half way up. Cover the pasta with the remaining cheese and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 for about 20mins until the egg custard is set and the cheese is golden brown.

Serve with a garden salad or some freshly steamed vegetables.