The main mistakes when cooking pasta

Why do Italians make such a delicious pasta that you want to lick a plate, and we have boiled pasta?

First, you need to choose pasta or spaghetti made from hard wheat varieties, do not save. Otherwise, there is a high probability of getting pasta soup instead of pasta. And secondly, you have to follow the cooking rules.



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How to cook pasta
  1. Pasta products need a large amount of water to cook evenly and release the proper amount of starch. In a small pot, it is risky to cook, some will not boil, some will stick together. The ratio should be as follows: 500 g of pasta 5 liters of water.

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  2. Don't expect pasta to taste like sauce. If they are tasteless, nothing will help. The paste acquires it due to saturation with salt during the boiling process. Without salting the water, you will get fresh boiled flour. For 500 g of pasta, 1 tsp of salt should go.

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  3. How to cook pasta so that they do not stick together? The mistake is made by those who add butter or vegetable oil to the pan right during cooking. You can fill only ready-made hot pasta, immediately after straining. Then they won't stick together, even if you eat them without sauce.



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  4. Depending on the type and variety of pasta, the state to which they need to be prepared, the cooking time may vary. On packages of quality pasta it is usually indicated. Cook as much time as you write and everything will be fine.

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  5. As soon as you throw pasta in the water, be sure to stir them. Otherwise, they can boil into one large lump of dough.

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  6. Don't wash pasta. If you cook them properly, they won't stick together. And if you put cold water, you will lose taste and the upper mucous ball.



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  7. Do not rush to pour water in which pasta was boiled. It's full of starch. You can add a little to the sauce, and it will become thicker, tastier, improve its texture.

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  8. Immediately after cooking pasta, you need to throw it away. Do not leave it in the water for a minute. Otherwise, they will swell and become watery.

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Now that you know, How to properly cook pastaYou must have a delicious pasta. It's just the sauce. You can find some good recipes in our articles. Follow the links.