Parents, you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Or just as likely, we’ve got questions and you’ve got answers.

Challenge: Enter TODAY's Ultimate Cook-Off Contest

Southern Mac

11
Vote up!
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email this article


7 Italian cheese, with a single layer of turkey ribs, and collards, with a sweet potato pie breadcrumb, with pancetta

Southern Mac

  • Servings: 8
  • Prep Time: 45 min
  • Cooking Time: 2 hr 45 min

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. chopped red onion
  • 1 oz. chopped scallion
  • 1 oz. chopped trio color peppers
  • 1 oz. chopped fresh garlic
  • 1 oz. chopped mushrooms
  • 3tbs garlic powder
  • 3tbs onion powder
  • 3tbs black pepper
  • 3tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tbs dry chives
  • 1 cup of low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 can of cheap beer
  • 1oz. vineager
  • 2 16 oz. boxes elbow noodles
  • 12 pounds of collard greens
  • ½ pound mozzarella
  • ½ pound of provolone
  • ½ pound of Guyrere
  • ½ pound Parmesan Romano
  • ½ pound Fotinela
  • ½ pound of smoked Gouda
  • one stick of unsalted butter
  • 1 Cup. of flour
  • half a gallon 2% milk
  • 4 turkey ribs
  • 1 can of puree sweet potatoes
  • 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 2 tbs white. sugar
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan
  • 1 package. of pancetta
  • 2 aluminum pans

Preparation

  1. rinse and chopp all veggies and shredd all cheese the put to the side
  2. soak collards in 1tbs salt, for ½ hr
  3. boil 2 16 oz. boxes of elbow noodles, follow. the instructions. on the box, cook drain and put to the side
  4. in a pressure cooker or, on high heatcook 4 turkey ribs, with the beer, and soy sauce, and a few of your seasonings, till falling off the bone, add collards, with 3 cups of water, and vinegar , and more seasonings , cook together until greens are tender
  5. combine sweet potato puree with sugar ,brown sugar, and cook on stove top until thick, but creamy, then add Parmesan , and bread crumps cook until cheese is melted and bread crumps add a chunky texture , put to the side
  6. cook pancetta untill crispy put to the side
  7. saute all veggies until tender add seasoning ,put to the side
  8. after every thing has cooled, in a sauce pan a big one, on med. heat melt about a half a stick of unsalted. butter, until melted, then slowly add flour until it mixes with, the butter , conitnue, until you get a creamy, but, pasty, consistency , this is the base of your cheese sauce, after you reach your consistency , start slowly addind milk, this will make something like a milky gravy, you want the flour to contain. its same consistency , no lumps if this happens turn on low, and use a hand mixer, continue to add the milk , after the milk is combined. add all of the cheese (exept) the mozzarella ,Parmesan ,only ½ because it will be used later, continue. to mix until. you have a nice creamy cheese sauce, turn fire completely. off
  9. in 2 buffet style. aluminum. pan, mix half of the noodles and cheese sauce and veggies together, and seasonings , do this to the othor pan, then in on pan add collard greens on top of the cheesy noodles, then add turkey ribs, add mozzarella , then pour the other pan of cheesy noodles on top, then add the sweet potato pie filling. on top in clumps, then add pancetta pieces on top, then add more Parmesan , then bake till golden and bubbly
  10. cool and serve in minnie mason jars and enjoy

Recipe Tags

This post comes from the TODAY Food Club community, where anyone can write posts, ask questions and share advice. Learn more and join us!