Italian Macaroni Pie
From Mrs. Beeton's household management (1907).
A historical recipe
Mrs. Beeton's household management, by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton (1907).
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
- a Ib. of cold beef
- a Ib. of macaroni
- 4 tomatoes
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Tomato
High in protein · 1.2 g per 100 g, 21% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Source of vitamin C · 23 mg per 100 g, 29% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Tomatoes, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- Ingredients.
- — f- of a Ib.
- of cold beef, or mutton, % an onion, 3 or 4 tomatoes, £ of a Ib.
- of macaroni, breadcrumbs, grated cheese, stock, salt, pepper, nutmeg.
- Method.
- — Cut the beef or mutton into thin slices, peel the onion and slice it thinly, slice the tomatoes, and boil the macaroni in slightly salted water until tender.
- Cool and drain the macaroni, and cut it up into small pieces.
- Line a buttered baking dish with macaroni and arrange the meat, onion and tomato slices in layers on the baking dish.
- Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, pour over a little stock, and cover the top with macaroni.
- Sprinkle over some breadcrumbs and grated cheese, and bake for about 20 minutes in a hot oven.
- Time.
- — To bake, 20 minutes.
- Average Cost, 2s.
- Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.
- Seasonable at any time.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Baking dish
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Chef's knife
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Cutting board
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Grater
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Vegetable peeler
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Colander