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How to Perfectly Cook Pasta by Tarla Dalal

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How to Perfectly Cook Pasta, A cooking tip to get al dante pasta.
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How to Perfectly Cook Pasta

Always take a large quantity of water to cook pasta. Bring the water to a boil in a large vessel. Then add salt, a few drops of oil and finally the pasta. This helps the pasta to cook without sticking to each other. Stir once and let it cook in an uncovered pan. Different pastas have different cooking times as they differ in shape and thickness. Perfectly cooked pasta has to be tender but still firm when pinched. Once you arrive at this consistency, drain all the water from the pasta. Refresh immediately with cold water if the pasta seems a bit sticky. If you are not going to use the pasta at once, add a few drops of olive oil to it, toss gently and keep covered till ready to use. Not only does this prevent the pasta from sticking together, but also gives the pasta the unique aroma and flavour of olive oil. Pasta to be used in baked dishes should be cooked a little less than normal as it will get cooked again when baked with the final dish.

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  26. A hint. Never ever pour the pasta into a colander. Instead. Scoop the pasta from the pot with a screened ladle. Many elder people have received life-threatening burns from lifting the heavy pot, the handles burn fingers and the boiling liquid spills! The rule is: the pot ALWAYS remains on the stove. The pasta is removed with a screened implement. 😉

  42. Every time you add oil to boiling water, an italian grandmother dies somewhere. Please don't do that. You can add olive oil when the pasta is cooked, after having added the sauce. And I suggest don't putting it under cold water to stop the cooking process: try to drain it after 9 o 10 minute in order to having it "al dente" (it's dente, that means tooth, not dante, Dante is a poet). For most types of pasta, 12 minutes is too much. I put pasta under cold water only if I want to eat it cold, for example during summer, with olives, raw tomatoes or any other raw seasoning. 🙂

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