Boiled Macaroni
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Break the macaroni into 1-inch pieces.
Wash the macaroni and drop it into the salted boiling water.
Cook and finish
Boil rapidly for 30 minutes.
Drain the macaroni in a colander.
Rinse the macaroni under cold running water, shake well, and drain again.
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
- Provides the starch and bulk that make up the cooked pasta itself.
The step that matters
Boil rapidly for 30 minutes. A vigorous, rolling boil keeps the water at full temperature so the pasta cooks evenly and does not turn gummy when more pasta is added. Stirring early helps prevent pieces from sticking together.
“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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