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Macaroni Pudding

A steamed pudding made with macaroni, eggs, cream, minced fowl, ham, and Parmesan cheese.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Parmesan cheese and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,322 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Macaroni Pudding

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the macaroni

  1. Simmer the macaroni in plenty of water with the salt until tender but firm, about 8-10 minutes.

  2. Strain the water from the macaroni.

Make the pudding mixture

  1. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks and egg whites together.

  2. Mix the cream, minced fowl, minced ham, Parmesan cheese, and pepper into the macaroni.

  3. Combine the macaroni mixture with the beaten eggs.

Steam and serve

  1. Butter a pudding mold and pour the mixture into it.

  2. Steam the pudding in a pot of boiling water for about 1 hour.

  3. Serve hot with rich gravy.

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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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parmesan cheese + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Egg + hamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,526 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Ham + parmesan cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together144 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  4. Cream + parmesan cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,566 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Egg + parmesan cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Macaroni
Forms the firm, starchy body that holds the pudding together.
Egg yolks
Enrich the custard and help the pudding set as it cooks.
Egg whites
Add lift and help bind the pudding into a set, tender structure.
Heavy cream
Adds moisture and richness, keeping the pudding soft and tender.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savory, salty flavor and a little umami depth.

The step that matters

Steam the pudding gently in boiling water. Egg proteins set at moderate heat; a rolling boil or uneven steaming can make the pudding coarse, spongy or watery. Keep the water simmering steadily around the mold.

“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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