How to Cook Pasta

How to cook pasta …The secret of cooking pasta is to use plenty of water. Cooked pasta should be ‘al dente’ or “firm to the bite”.

Undercooked pasta has a taste of raw flour, whereas overcooked pasta will be soft and sticky.

Ingredients (3-4 servings)

• Dried Pasta – 2 cups
• Water – 8 cups
• Oil – 1 tbsp (for cooking)
• Oil – 1 tbsp (for tossing)
• Salt – 1 tsp

Method

1. Boil water in a big pan with oil and salt.
2. Add dried pasta to the boiling water.
3. Cook uncovered stirring occasionally and gently.
4. Cook till the pasta is tender. (//Small size pasta (like macaroni, fusilli, conchiglie, penne) may take 6-7 minutes and larger shape (like spaghetti, fettuccine, dried lasagne sheets) may take 12-14 minutes to cook//).
5. When cooked, drain the pasta in a sieve.

NOTE:- If the pasta is not to be used immediately, add a tbsp of oil to the cooked pasta and toss it to coat the oil well.

How to cook pasta

Nidhi Agrawal

How to cook pasta …The secret of cooking pasta is to use plenty of water. Cooked pasta should be ‘al dente’ or “firm to the bite”. Undercooked pasta has a taste of raw flour, whereas overcooked pasta will be soft and sticky.

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 12 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 servings

Calories 80 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups Dried Pasta
• 8 cups Water
• 1 tbsp Oil for cooking
• 1 tbsp Oil for tossing
• 1 tsp Salt

Instructions

 

• Boil water in a big pan with oil and salt.
• Add dried pasta to the boiling water.
• Cook uncovered stirring occasionally and gently.
• Cook till the pasta is tender. (//Small size pasta (like macaroni, fusilli, conchiglie, penne) may take 6-7 minutes and larger shape (like spaghetti, fettuccine, dried lasagne sheets) may take 12-14 minutes to cook//).
• When cooked, drain the pasta in a sieve.

Notes

If the pasta is not to be used immediately, add a tbsp of oil to the cooked pasta and toss it to coat the oil well.

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