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
- 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.