No. 1709 — Vermicelli or Noodles Layered with Meat and Eggs
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1709 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Boil three quarters pound vermicelli or homemade noodles No. 1707 in salted water, drain and rinse cold. Mix with one or two spoonfuls butter and one egg.
Finely chop one and a half pounds beef cooked in broth. Fry a chopped onion in butter, then add beef and fry briefly.
Butter a mould, dust with uncooked vermicelli and leave to cool.
Layer cooked noodles, beef filling, more noodles and minced hard-boiled eggs, repeating until the mould is full.
Bake in the oven and serve in the mould or unmould onto a dish.
To provide
1½ pounds beef and 1 onion 5–6 eggs and 1½–4 spoonfuls butter | ½ pound Italian vermicelli Or for homemade noodles: 2 eggs and 2 glasses flour |