How long does the spaghetti cook?

The text gives 20 minutes of simmering.

What can I put on top?

Creamed lobster or crayfish stew, garnished with lobster roe or crayfish tails and dill.

Is tomato purée required?

No, it may be added if you like.

Spaghetti

Name: Spaghetti
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 100 g spaghetti; 1.5 l boiling water; salt (for the cooking water); 100 g butter (approx., melted in the serving dish); grated sharp cheese (sprinkled over or served separately); tomato purée (optional); creamed lobster or crayfish stew (for the variant); lobster roe or crayfish tails (to garnish the variant); dill (a little, to garnish the variant)

Spaghetti simmers for 20 minutes in salted water and is turned in melted butter with grated sharp cheese; a variant is served with creamed lobster or crayfish stew. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 490.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 490 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Pasta was still a fairly new dish on Norwegian tables; the book shows both a simple butter-and-cheese version and a festive variant with shellfish.

How to make it

1
Boil the spaghetti
Put the spaghetti in boiling salted water (1½ l) and let it simmer for 20 minutes. Drain.
2
Serve
Melt about 100 g butter in the serving dish and put the cooked, dry spaghetti in it. Sprinkle with grated sharp cheese, or serve the cheese separately. Tomato purée may be added.
3
Variant
Put piping hot, freshly cooked spaghetti on the serving dish. Spoon a good creamed lobster or crayfish stew over it, and garnish with lobster roe or crayfish tails and a little dill.

Changes from the original

The cooking time (20 minutes) follows the text. No seasoning has been added.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the spaghetti cook?: The text gives 20 minutes of simmering.
What can I put on top?: Creamed lobster or crayfish stew, garnished with lobster roe or crayfish tails and dill.
Is tomato purée required?: No, it may be added if you like.

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