Mac 'n' Cheese Brains

Name: Mac 'n' Cheese Brains
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: medium potatoes 3 oval shaped; olive oil 2 tbsp; butter 50 g; flour 50 g; smoked paprika 1/2 tsp; cayenne 1/2 tsp; whole milk 500 ml; dijon mustard 1 tbsp; grated cheddar 100 g; grated pizza mozzarella 100 g; Macaroni, cooked 400 g; red food dye

Mac n cheese shaped like a brain nestled in a potato skins skull.

20 minutes prep

1 hour cook

Serves 4-6

Hugh Woodward

Ingredients

3 oval shaped medium potatoes

2 tbspolive oil

50 gbutter

50 gflour

1/2 tspsmoked paprika

1/2 tspcayenne

500 mlwhole milk

1 tbspdijon mustard

100 ggrated cheddar

100 ggrated pizza mozzarella

400 gMacaroni, cooked

red food dye

Sounds spooky right? But also delicious? Release your inner zombie with this scrummy brain recipe.

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Microwave the potatoes for around 15 minutes or until they are cooked through, then allow them to cool before slicing in half and scooping out the insides to leave the skins (keep the insides for making mash or gnocchi).

Drizzle with olive oil and place them on a baking sheet and roast until crispy.

Meanwhile, make the mac n cheese - heat the butter and gently fry the flour with the spices, gradually mixing in the milk until you have a smooth sauce. Add the dijon mustard and turn off the heat. Add the macaroni and then the cheeses and stir everything together. Allow to cool.

Shape the mac n cheese into the skins in a brain shape. Use a chopstick to make a central line down the middle and brush with the food dye.

If necessary, pop them back into the oven for 10 minutes to warm through.

Serve drizzled with your favourite red sauce for an extra gory addition.