Macaroni & Marmite

You will either love or hate this recipe, and thankfully I love it. There is something about this salty umami dish that I find intensely comforting. Like most of the dishes here, it is almost embarrassingly fast to make, requiring you to only spoon a few ingredients over the pasta and melt it together.

The seed of this idea comes from an episode of Nigella Bites I watched months ago, probably whilst sprawled hungover on the sofa in a slightly stained silk kimono watching food network. It is essentially just a riff on noodles in butter and cheese, with the addition of some yeast extract.

The first step is to cook your pasta, according to the packet instructions, when your pasta is cooked drain and return it to the hob with the heat off and add about a tablespoon of marmite and a large knob of butter, and stir together until both have melted and combined.

Grate in a little parmesan allowing it to melt and then stirring it into the hot sauce. Serve and top with a little more grated parmesan.

ingredients

150g Macaroni
1 large tablespoon Marmite, or to taste
1 large knob of butter
4 tablespoons grated parmesan