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To Stew Macaroni

A simple stew of boiled macaroni simmered in stock with salt and pepper.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Stew Macaroni

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the macaroni

  1. Wash the macaroni and place it in a saucepan with plenty of cold water and 2 teaspoons of salt.

  2. Bring the water to a boil and let it boil gently for 10 minutes.

  3. Drain the macaroni in a colander and rinse it with cold water.

  4. Let the macaroni drain completely.

  5. Cut the macaroni into pieces on a board.

Make the stew

  1. In a saucepan, heat 1 pint of stock.

  2. Add the macaroni to the stock and season with salt and pepper to taste.

  3. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer gently for 20 minutes with the lid on.

  4. Serve the macaroni on a hot dish.

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Macaroni
Forms the body of the dish and absorbs the stock as it simmers, giving it a soft, thick texture.
Stock
Supplies the liquid that the macaroni absorbs, carrying the flavour through the dish.

The step that matters

Draining and rinsing the macaroni completely. Excess cold water left on the pasta dilutes the stock when it is added, so the stew can turn thin and watery. Draining well keeps the liquid concentrated and the texture thick.

“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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