Everybody should know how to cook pasta, but there is always someone who doesn’t.
I’ve seen that in many websites are explained wrong instructions about cooking pasta so, here are mine:
- fill a large cooking pot with water and bring it to a boil;
- add salt only when water is boiling because salt lengthen boiling time, so try to avoid putting it at the beginning or you will have to wait more for the water to reach the boiling point;
- do not add oil because pasta will become slippery and the sauce will not stick to it (exception: a little drop can be used to make Potato Gnocchi – super easy and delicious recipe here);
- wait until water is in a running boil to add you pasta or it will turn out rubbery;
- stir pasta for half a minute or it will stick together;
- keep water to a little boiling point;
- cook pasta (uncovered) for the cooking time written in the package to have it “al dente” (now I tell you a secret but please don’t tell anyone especially if is Italian because they will get mad at me…. I always add 1-2 minutes at the cooking time because I don’t like it too tough, anyway… cook pasta as you like but “for God sake” remind to cook it “al dente” if you invite an Italian for dinner đ );
- at the end drain your pasta very well and toss it with your favourite sauce.
So these are the right instructions to cook pasta for perfect results! Super easy, right?
