Makes One
Mac ‘n’ cheese meets classic toasted sandwich ingredients in this mash-up created by Johnny Crema’s Queenstown food truck. It makes for a hearty sandwich that is a meal in itself, heavy on the carbs and lots of flavour.
Ingredients:
• 2 slices of white loaf (Queenstown’s European Bakery is recommended)
• 1/4 cup dry macaroni
• 1/4 cup McClure’s Sweet & Spicy pickles, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup cooked bacon, chopped (plus extra for the crown)
• Small handful grated cheese (plus extra for topping)
• 1/8 cup reserved pasta water
•1/8 cup McClure’s pickle juice
• 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup Tatua Cheese Sauce
• 2 whole McClure’s Spicy pickles
Instructions:
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Preheat toastie press.
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Boil your macaroni in salted water, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/8 cup of pasta water. Let the pasta cool slightly.
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Mix the macaroni, chopped pickles, chopped bacon, grated cheese, pasta water, pickle juice and chilli flakes together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Add enough cheese sauce to coat everything evenly.
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Slather cheese sauce on each slice of bread, then pile on the macaroni mixture.
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Slice the whole pickles and add a layer, then add bacon and extra grated cheese.
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Toast in a sandwich press or pan until golden on both sides and cheese is melted.
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Slice your sandwich in half (triangles, of course) and press the melty edges into the reserved chopped crispy bacon.
