Macaroni Box ("makaronilaatikko")
feeds 4 quite handsomely
keeps for a working week in the fridge
reheat portions by frying gently in a bit of oil
Take
a couple of cups of macaroni
a cupful of soya mince
and cook the macaroni until al dente.
Pre-cook the soya mince according to manufacturer's instructions.
If you have
stock cubes,
you can add those to the water.
It's an idea to cook the macaroni and the soya separately. That way, you can add the drained soya to the frying pan when sauteing the
1 large onion, chopped quite finely,
in
oil.
Sauteing adds flavour to the frankly fairly bland soya.
If you have paprika, add a couple of teaspoonfuls to the soya and onion mix as you saute them.
If you have soya sauce, you can add a bit of that too.
Mix
7dl of milk (that's a couple of cupfuls, perhaps a bit more)
3 eggs
in a bowl. Add
salt, pepper and dried oregano
if you have them.
Combine the cooked macaroni and the soya and onion mix in a large oven dish.
Some people like to layer them.
Pour the milk and egg mixture over it all.
If you have cheese, you can sprinkle some on top.
Bake in the oven, medium heat, for about an hour or until the eggy milk has set.
Allow to withdraw for a minute before serving.
If you like tomato sauce, this is the food to eat it with.
For a hi-fi version, you can cook your own straightforward tomato sauce from tomato puree and stock.
If you don't have stock cubes, spices, herbs, cetra, don't add them.
If you don't have milk, use stock (if you have cubes).
If you don't have soya mince, just make this with the macaroni, onions and eggy milk.
If you don't have eggs, just eat the macaroni with whatever you do have.
If you have none of the ingredients mentioned above, try a different recipe. Or Soup from a Stone.
