Food Lab Basics: 3 Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese (1 Pot, 10 Minutes)

Summary by Krater

J. Kenji López-Alt demonstrates how to make a three-ingredient macaroni and cheese using pasta, evaporated milk, and cheddar cheese, concluding with tips on pan cleaning and ingredient proportions.

From the video

Answers: How do you make three-ingredient macaroni and cheese?

• macaroni and cheese recipe
• pasta cooking techniques
• evaporated milk cheese sauce
• pan cleaning with Bar Keepers Friend

Ingredients

• 6 ounces macaroni pasta
• a little pinch salt
• 6 ounces evaporated milk
• 6 ounces cheddar cheese
• ham
• frozen peas
• hot sauce

What it concludes

• Using evaporated milk and starchy pasta cooking water prevents cheese sauce from becoming clumpy, stringy, or leaking fat.
• Bar Keepers Friend is an effective cleaning product for steel and tin-lined copper pans with cooked-on food residue.