Boiled Macaroni
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the macaroni
Cook the macaroni in boiling salted water for 20 minutes or until soft.
Drain the macaroni in a strainer and rinse with cold water to prevent sticking.
Finish
Add the cream to the macaroni and reheat.
Season with salt to taste.
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
- Provides the starchy base that softens during boiling and forms the body of the dish.
- Cream
- Adds fat and moisture, giving the macaroni a richer, smoother texture when reheated.
The step that matters
Rinse the macaroni after draining. Cold water stops the cooking and washes away surface starch, which helps keep the pieces separate instead of clumping 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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