Vermicular | Macaroni Gratin

Macaroni Gratin

Tailored for: Musui–Kamado
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[LOW] 30 min

[MED] 3 min + 10 min

+ OVEN 480°F 10 min

Ingredients

  • ⅔ lb chicken thigh, skinless, boneless, cut into 1" pieces
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 10 mushrooms, stemmed, sliced
  • 1 cluster shimeji mushrooms, stemmed, separated
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup elbow macaroni or penne, al dente
  • 1 head of broccoli, cut into small florets, lightly boiled
  • 5 tablespoons (70 g) unsalted butter
  • 70 g bread flour
  • 2 ⅛ cups (500 ml) milk
  • ⅞ cup (100 g) shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup (20 g) panko breadcrumbs

DIRECTIONS

  1. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Set aside.

  2. Add butter to the pot and heat over [LOW] heat. Once melted, add onion, chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, shimeji and bay leaf. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and lightly stir. Cover and simmer over [LOW] heat for 30 minutes.

  3. Add in bread flour and cook over [MED] heat for 3 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent scorching.

  4. Gradually add in milk (in three portions) and continue to stir while simmering over [MED] heat for about 10 minutes. Once thickened, add in macaroni and broccoli. Then add cheese and breadcrumbs on top in that order.

  5. Preheat oven to 480°F (250ºC). Bake uncovered for 10 minutes or until golden on top. Remove from oven and serve warm.

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