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Macaroni Soup

A simple soup of macaroni in brown stock seasoned with salt and pepper.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Macaroni Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the macaroni

  1. Break the macaroni into 1-inch pieces.

  2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the macaroni.

  3. Cook for 30 minutes until soft, then drain.

Make the soup

  1. In a separate pot, heat the brown stock to boiling.

  2. Season the stock with salt and pepper.

  3. Add the drained macaroni to the stock and serve.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Macaroni
Forms the body of the soup and becomes soft and filling after long cooking.
Brown stock
Supplies the main liquid and savory flavor of the soup.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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