Why is the macaroni pre-boiled in water first?

The pre-boiling in water removes excess starch and lets the macaroni then soak tender and rich in the milk, which keeps a cleaner flavour.

Red sauce is a sweet berry or fruit sauce, often of raspberries, redcurrants or other red berries, which was a common accompanying sauce for milk dishes and puddings.

Macaroni Pudding

Sweet macaroni pudding from Kogebog for skole og hjem (1900): macaroni is pre-boiled, cooked tender in milk, mixed with butter, sugar, egg and cream and baked in a water bath. Served with red sauce. Serves 8 people.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 205 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

En solid melkepudding av makaroni, typisk for norske herskapskjøkken rundt 1900, der pastaen ble brukt som grunnlag for en søt dessert snarere enn en varmrett.

How to make it

1
Pre-boil the macaroni
Break the macaroni into pieces and boil it for 15 minutes in the boiling water. Drain and let it drain well.
2
Cook in milk
Let the macaroni continue to cook in the milk until the milk has cooked in.
3
Stir in the rest
Stir in the butter and sugar. Beat the eggs together with the cream and fold it in.
4
Cook in a water bath
Pour the mixture into a greased and crumbed mould and cook in a water bath in the oven for about 1½ hours until the pudding is set.
5
Serve
Serve with red sauce (a berry or fruit sauce).

Changes from the original

Priser er fjernet fra ingredienslisten. ¼ liter fløte er oppgitt i desiliter, og desilitermål er beholdt metrisk. Forkokingsvannet er flyttet til en note siden det siles fra.

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Why is the macaroni pre-boiled in water first?: The pre-boiling in water removes excess starch and lets the macaroni then soak tender and rich in the milk, which keeps a cleaner flavour.
What is red sauce?: Red sauce is a sweet berry or fruit sauce, often of raspberries, redcurrants or other red berries, which was a common accompanying sauce for milk dishes and puddings.

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