Macaroni
Ingredients
Directions
Bring 3 pints of cold water and salt to a boil.
Add ½ pound of macaroni and boil gently for about 20 minutes until tender but not soft.
If desired, add 2 ounces of butter while boiling.
Once tender, drain the macaroni in a colander.
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 starchy body of the dish, its texture set by gentle boiling until tender.
- Butter
- Adds richness and a silky mouthfeel to the cooked pasta.
The step that matters
Boil gently until tender but not soft. Pasta keeps cooking after it leaves the water and softens further as it sits. Pulling it when it is just tender preserves a firm bite, while overcooking turns the starch mushy.
“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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