Kardea Brown puts a Southern spin on this classic baked mac and cheese with an egg custard, evaporated milk, whipping cream and plenty of sharp cheddar. #KardeaBrown #DeliciousMissBrown #FoodNetwork #MacAndCheese
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Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern dishes from her South Carolina cooking area. The cook and caterer was born and raised on the sea islands of Charleston, the heart of all Southern cooking, and learned to prepare in her grandmother's kitchen. Nowadays, she takes generations of household dishes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.

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Grandma's Old-Fashioned Baked Mac 'N' Cheese
DISH COURTESY OF KARDEA BROWN
Level: Easy
Overall: 1 hr 50 minutes (includes cooling time).
Active: 30 minutes.
Yield: 12 servings.

Ingredients.

1/2 cup (1 stick) saltless butter, melted, plus more for the baking dish.
1 pound elbow macaroni.
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for the pasta water.
2 12-ounce cans vaporized milk.
1 3/4 cups whipping cream.
6 large eggs.
1 teaspoon garlic powder.
1/2 teaspoon newly ground black pepper.
3 8-ounce obstructs extra-sharp Cheddar, shredded.
One 8-ounce block sharp Cheddar, cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
Nonstick cooking spray, for the foil.

Directions.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the inside of a 9-by-13-inch baking meal with butter.

Prepare the macaroni to al dente according to the plan directions in boiling salted water. Drain pipes the pasta and return to the pasta pot or pour into the prepared baking meal. Include the butter and stir till combined.

Blend together the evaporated milk, whipping cream, eggs, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a big bowl; contribute to the macaroni. Reserve 1 cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar for the top. Stir in the staying shredded cheese and cubed cheese. Sprinkle the reserved shredded cheese uniformly over the top.

Cover the dish with aluminum foil (coat the underside with nonstick cooking spray). Bake till the pasta is bubbly, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until the cheese is browned, 15 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Cook's Note: Brown the macaroni under the broiler for 5 minutes if required.

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