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Stewed Macaroni

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

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Stewed Macaroni

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the macaroni

  1. Wash the macaroni.

  2. Place the macaroni in a saucepan with plenty of cold water and 2 teaspoons of salt.

  3. Bring the water to a boil.

  4. Let it boil gently for 10 minutes.

  5. Drain the macaroni in a colander.

  6. Rinse the macaroni under cold water.

  7. Cut the macaroni into pieces on a board.

Stew and serve

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

  2. Add the macaroni to the stock.

  3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  4. Bring the mixture to a boil.

  5. Reduce the heat.

  6. Simmer gently for 20 minutes with the lid on.

  7. 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.

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What each ingredient does

Macaroni
Forms the bulk of the dish and absorbs the stock as it simmers, becoming tender.
Stock
Provides the cooking liquid and moisture that the macaroni absorbs, carrying flavour through the dish.

“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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