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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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Modernised → 1914 (proofread, p. 434)~75% of the text changedremovedadded
50 g gr. makaroni (lange rør). 1 l vann (kokende, til makaronien). 10 g salt (i kokevannet). 250 g kjøttfarse (finmalt, av kalv eller okse). 1 dl gr. kjøtfarce erter (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 eggehvite. Makaronien sættes over ilden i kokende, saltet vann vand, koker, til den er mør, men pass på at den maa ikke koker i stykker.. Legg makaronien på kokes itu. Lægges op paa et klede så vannet renner klæde, forat vandet kan rinde godt av, og skjær den skjæres op i biter litt smalere enn smaastykker, ikke fuldt saa brede som 1 cm.. Smør en glatt, cm. En glat, helst rund form eller små timbalformer godt. Sett makaronibitene inn smøres godt; makaronistykkerne stikkes ind med en gaffel rundt hele formen formen; pensles yderst forsigtig med ganske litet eggehvite, og pensle ytterst forsiktig kjøtfarcen haves med litt eggehvite.. Legg kjøttfarsen forsiktig forsigtighet i formen. Lag — Med en teske gjøres en fordypning midt i farsen med en teskje farcen, og fyll den med heri fyldes erter, hakket fugl, finskåret finskaaren skinke, kokt selleri eller det du har. Legg hvad man har; et lokk lok av farse farce lægges over. Fyll Fyld ikke formen for full.. Sett fuld; formen sættes i vannbad vandbad i ovnen, dekk belægges over med et hvitt papir papir, smurt med kaldt smør, og la den koke 15–20 minutter.. Ta formen koldt smør; koker 15—20 minutter. Tages ut av ovnen, la den stå 1–2 minutter og hvelv den forsiktig. staar i 1 à 2 minutter; hvælves med forsigtighet. Serveres med brun, skarp saus, tomatsaus eller champignonsaus, champignonsaus enten som egen rett en ret for sig, eller sammen med saltet salt tunge.

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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