Top Chef Masters, Season 1, Episode 1, Elimination Challenge Winner

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 large carrots, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1/2 quart cream
• 4 ounces half and half
• 1 cup white mushroom, sliced
• 1 1/2 cup Swiss cheese
• 2 pounds prawns, diced
• 1 pounds cooked pasta
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 5 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 6 egg yolks
• Salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot, add butter, carrot, onion and sweat for 5 to 10 minutes. Add the cream, salt and pepper and simmer until it gets thicker (10 to 15 minutes). Add the mushroom and Swiss cheese, simmer for 5 minutes. Add the prawns and pasta and mix gently until very hot. Fold into the whipped cream the parsley and egg yolks. Season with salt.

Transfer Mac & Cheese into bowl and cover lip with the whip cream mix.