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Savoury mould a I’Italienne



Ingredients

For 4
For 100
Spaghetti
225gms
5.6kg
Bread
225gms
5.6kg
Tomatoes
225gms
5.6kg
Cheese
55gms
1.35kg
Milk
50ml
1.25litre
Browned breadcrumbs
30gms
340gms
Salt
10gms
100gms
Pepper
to taste 
15gms
Paprika
5gms
115gms
Parsley
½ bunch
2 bunches
Butter  with
30gms
6800gms


Boil the spaghetti in salted boiling water. Cool and strain. Cut fresh bread (without crust) into small cubes, cover with warm milk. Blanch and mash tomatoes; grate cheese. Butter a pyrex mould, sprinkle the inside thickly browned breadcrumbs. Fill the mould alternately with layers of spaghetti, tomatoes, bread and cheese keeping spaghetti as the top layer. Season each layer with salt, pepper and paprika. Pour remaining melted butter over the spaghetti. Bake in a moderately hot oven for about 35 minutes.