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Macaroni Timbale

Macaroni timbale from Erken's Stor kokebok 1914: a greased mold is lined with cooked macaroni pieces, brushed with egg white, filled with meat forcemeat around a core of peas, poultry, ham, or celeriac, and baked in a water bath under greased paper for 15–20 minutes. Turned out and served with a sharp brown sauce, tomato sauce, or mushroom sauce.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 434 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The timbale was a fine entremets in bourgeois festive fare: a mold lined with a pattern (here macaroni pieces) and filled with meat forcemeat around a «core» of vegetables, poultry, or ham. The dish shows how macaroni in Erken's time was used both for decoration and as an ingredient in its own right.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil the macaroni

    Boil the macaroni in boiling, salted water until tender, but be careful that it does not boil to pieces.

  2. 2

    Drain and cut up

    Lay the macaroni on a cloth so the water drains off well, and cut it into pieces slightly narrower than 1 cm.

  3. 3

    Line the mold

    Grease a smooth, preferably round mold or small timbale molds well. Set the macaroni pieces around the whole mold with a fork and brush very carefully with a little egg white.

  4. 4

    Fill with forcemeat

    Carefully place the meat forcemeat in the mold. Make a hollow in the center of the forcemeat with a teaspoon and fill it with peas, chopped poultry, finely cut ham, cooked celeriac, or whatever you have. Lay a lid of forcemeat over it. Do not fill the mold too full.

  5. 5

    Bake in a water bath

    Set the mold in a water bath in the oven, cover with a white paper greased with cold butter, and let it cook for 15–20 minutes.

  6. 6

    Turn out and serve

    Take the mold out of the oven, let it stand 1–2 minutes, and turn it out carefully. Serve with a sharp brown sauce, tomato sauce, or mushroom sauce, as a dish of its own or together with salted tongue.

Changes from the original

Quantities for the cooking water and salt have been specified (about 1 liter of water and 10 g salt), and the egg white and peas have been estimated since the original gives none. «Kjøtfarce» has been modernized to meat forcemeat (of veal or beef). Otherwise the method is unchanged, only divided into steps.

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1949 (proofread, p. 488) → Modernised~71% of the text changedremovedadded
50 gr. g makaroni (lange rør). 1 l vann (kokende, til makaronien). 10 g salt (i kokevannet). 250 gr. g kjøttfarse (finmalt, av kalv eller okse). 1 dl erter eggekvite. Makaronien settes over varmen (kokte; eller hakket fugl, finskåret skinke eller kokt selleri). 1 stk eggehvite (til pensling, kun litt brukes). 1 ss smør (til å smøre formen og papiret). Kok makaronien i kokende, saltet vann, koker vann til den er mør, men må pass på at den ikke kokes itu. Legges op koker i stykker.. Legg makaronien på et klæde forat klede så vannet kan renne renner godt av, skjæres op og skjær den i småstykker, ikke fullt så brede som biter litt smalere enn 1 cm. En cm.. Smør en glatt, helst rund form eller timbal former smøres godt, makaronistykkene stikkes små timbalformer godt. Sett makaronibitene inn med en gaffel rundt hele formen; pensles formen og pensle ytterst forsiktig med ganske lite eggehvite, og litt eggehvite.. Legg kjøttfarsen has med forsiktighet forsiktig i formen. — Med en teskje gjøres Lag en fordypning midt i farsen, farsen med en teskje og heri fylles fyll den med erter, hakket fugl, finskåren finskåret skinke, kokt selleri eller hvad man har; det du har. Legg et lokk av farse legges over. Fyll ikke formen for full; full.. Sett formen settes i vannbad i ovnen, belegges over dekk med et hvitt papir, papir smurt med koldt smør; koker 15—20 minutter. Tas kaldt smør, og la den koke 15–20 minutter.. Ta formen ut av ovnen, står i 1 å 2 minutter; hvelves med forsiktighet. la den stå 1–2 minutter og hvelv den forsiktig. Serveres med brun, skarp saus, tomatsaus eller champignonsaus enten champignonsaus, som en egen rett for sig eller sammen med salt saltet tunge. Til 3 personer.

Note on Modernised

Mengder til kokevann og salt er tallfestet (ca. 1 liter vann og 10 g salt), og eggehvite og erter er anslått i mengde siden originalen ikke oppgir noe. «Kjøtfarce» er modernisert til kjøttfarse (av kalv eller okse). Ellers er fremgangsmåten uendret, bare delt i trinn.

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Frequently asked questions

Why should the macaroni not boil too long?
Because it must hold its shape. Boil it tender in boiling, salted water, but not to pieces—it must be possible to cut it into pieces of barely 1 cm and fix it around the mold with a fork.
What can be used as filling in the center?
Peas, chopped poultry, finely cut ham, cooked celeriac—or whatever you have. Make a hollow in the meat forcemeat with a teaspoon, fill it, and lay a lid of forcemeat over it.
How is the timbale prepared?
The mold is greased well, the macaroni pieces are fixed around it, brushed carefully with a little egg white, and the forcemeat is placed in. Do not fill the mold too full. The mold is then set in a water bath. The dish serves 4 and takes around 75 minutes in all.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's «Stor kokebok» from 1914, page 434, in the chapter on salads, omelets, and entremets.

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