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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

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