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Cooking Pasta




Source of Recipe


Marla


List of Ingredients




Tips for Cooking Pasta


Recipe




Whether it's dried or fresh pasta you're cooking, you'll need lots
of salted water to cook it in, about 5 quarts for each pound of
pasta, along with a very large cooking pot.

Always bring the water to a rapid boil before adding the pasta. To
help the water to come to a boil more quickly, cover the pot with a
lid.

Some cooks add a tablespoon or two of vegetable oil to the cooking
water because it is said to not only keep the pasta from sticking
together but helps to avoid boil-overs. I do know that a wooden
spoon laid across the top of the pot can help prevent boil-
overs.. .from personal experience.

Be sure to stir the pasta immediately after adding it to the water
and several times during cooking to keep it from sticking together
and forming a clumpy mass. Stirring often also assures even cooking.

Always drain pasta thoroughly, otherwise your favorite sauce may
become diluted by the excess cooking water. On the other hand, it's
wise to reserve a cup or two of the cooking water just in case your
sauced-and-tossed pasta appears to dry or thick. A little hot
cooking water can help remedy the problem.

Rinse pasta only if it is to be used cold such as in a salad.
Quality pasta made of 100 percent durum wheat does not need to be
rinsed before use. Rinsing only serves to cool the pasta, which as
Martha might say, is not a good thing.

Don't fuss about cooking just the right amount of pasta. Go ahead
and cook the whole package, any unused portion of cooked pasta can
be used for lunch or dinner later in the week. Leftover pasta can be
used in soups, salads and casseroles. Adding it to a stir-fry will
make it a lo mein dish. For a twist on pizza, heat oil in a frying
pan and fry the cooked pasta into a crisp, flattened disk to use as
a pizza crust and then layer with your favorite toppings.

How the pasta is sauced is more a personal preference thing than a
requirement. Whether you toss the pasta with the sauce first and
then serve it or ladle the sauce atop a plate full of naked noodles,
it's up to you. Serve it the way you like--not how someone else says
you should.