Irish Macaroni And Cheese With Stout

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 teaspoons butter, kerrygold
• 2 teaspoons shallots, chopped
• 3/4 cup guinness stout or 3/4 cup other dry irish stout beer
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup swiss cheese, kerrygold grated
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, kerrygold vintage grated
• 1/2 cup dubliner cheese, kerrygold grated
• 3 1/2 cups pasta, cooked and cooled (clover-shaped if available, otherwise elbow)
• 3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° f and butter a 9x13-inch baking dish or six 6-ounce ramekins.
• 2 cook pasta acording to its directions. al dente is fine. cool pasta and set aside for later.
• 3 in a skillet over medium heat, melt 1 teaspoon of the butter. add the shallots and cook until soft, but not browned, about 3 minutes.
• 4 add the guinness and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. then add the cream and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes more. remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• 5 seperately, melt remaining 2 teaspoons of butter.
• 6 in a bowl, combine the cooked pasta, cheese, and cream mixture.
• 7 pour into prepared pan or ramekins. top with bread crumbs and spoon melted butter over the top.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes, until bread crumbs are lightly browned and sauce is bubbling.