No, not THAT Mac \u2026 this recipe calls for our old friend maca-roni.<\/p>\n
You will need:<\/em><\/p>\n 250g macaroni<\/p>\n 40g butter<\/p>\n 1\u00bc cups plain flour<\/p>\n 3 cups milk<\/p>\n 1 cup good quality vintage cheddar cheese, grated<\/p>\n \u00bd cup parmesan, grated<\/p>\n 100g ham, chopped finely (optional)<\/p>\n 2 eggs<\/p>\n 2\u00bd cups panko breadcrumbs<\/p>\n Salt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n Oil for frying.<\/p>\n How to make it <\/em><\/p>\n Tip: complete steps 1 to 8 the day before you want to enjoy these delicious bites.<\/p>\n 1. Cook macaroni until soft. Drain and set aside.<\/p>\n 2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.<\/p>\n 3. Add \u00bc cup plain flour and stir continuously until bubbling.<\/p>\n 4. Remove from heat and gradually blend in 2\u00bd cups milk.<\/p>\n 5. Over medium heat, stir until mixture thickens.<\/p>\n 6. Stir in cheddar and parmesan cheeses. Season to taste.<\/p>\n 7. Stir in macaroni and ham (if using).<\/p>\n 8. Pour mixture into a 20cm x 30cm greased tray. Cool for 30 minutes then chill for 4 hours or overnight until firm.<\/p>\n 9. Put 1 cup plain flour in a shallow bowl. In a second bowl place whisk together 2 eggs and \u00bd cup milk. Place panko breadcrumbs into a 3rd bowl.<\/p>\n 10. Turn macaroni mixture onto a work surface and cut into 24 cubes.<\/p>\n 11. Coat each cube in flour, then dip in egg mixture, then coat in panko breadcrumbs.<\/p>\n 12. Heat oil and shallow fry cubes for 2 minutes each side, or until golden. Drain on paper towel.<\/p>\n Serve with onion jam, a dip or as a light meal with a leafy green salad.<\/p>\n Want to learn how to make your own cheese and dairy products? <\/strong><\/p>\n Valley Cheesemakers offers Cheesemaking Workshops in Kangaroo Valley \u2013 and we encourage people to enter their cheese and dairy products in the annual Kangaroo Valley Show.<\/p>\n Get in touch by email to info@valleycheesemakers.com.au<\/a> or visit our website at www.valleycheesemakers.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow us on Facebook or Instagram @valleycheesemakers<\/p>\n Kathy and Rosie<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, not THAT Mac \u2026 this recipe calls for our old friend maca-roni. You will need: 250g macaroni 40g butter 1\u00bc cups plain flour 3 cups milk 1 cup good quality vintage cheddar cheese, grated \u00bd cup parmesan, grated 100g ham, chopped finely (optional) 2 eggs 2\u00bd cups panko breadcrumbs Salt and pepper to taste […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"acf":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Kangaroo Valley Voice","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice","push-errors":false,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351,"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313\/revisions\/351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangaroovalley.nsw.au\/valleyvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}