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How to cook pasta

How do you cook pasta?

November 9, 2009 by Louise

Fill a pot with a litre of water and a teaspoon of salt per 100g pasta, and bring to the boil. Add the pasta and stir. Keep stirring occasionally to avoid the pasta sticking together. Fresh pasta will cook in 3-5 minutes, thin dried pasta in 6-9 minutes and thick dried pasta in 12-15 minutes….

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How to Measure Portion Sizes of Pasta, Rice and Couscous

August 24, 2009 by Louise

Most of us are guilty of cooking too much when it comes to starches. And when we do try to cook less, it somehow ends up not being enough. It’s very hard to get it just right, so how much, in dry weight, should be sufficient per person? Of course it all depends on whether…

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How to Cook Pasta

August 24, 2009 by Louise

Most people don’t use a specific method when cooking pasta, they’ll just chuck the pieces into a pot of boiling water and leave it to do its own thing. But if you really want to cook your pasta to a flawless al dente texture – just the way the Italians like it – follow these…

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