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Cooked pasta
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Cooked pasta – Gluten-free version

Pasta cooked al dente in plenty of boiling salted water, and a cup of the cooking water saved for the sauce. Gluten-free version: Gluten-free pasta.

⏱ 13 min

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.
    ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot
    💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
  2. 2
    Drain.
    Colander
371calories
13 gprotein
72 gcarbs
2 gfat
● protein 15%● carbs 81%● fat 4%

Per serving (100 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Cooking water for the sauce · Broccoli in the pasta pot · Salt for the cooking water · Cooking water · Soak in hot water instead of boiling (minutes) (10) · Brief dip in boiling water (time) (30 seconds)
  • How many minutes before the end the vegetable goes in: 3
  • Name of the pasta in the steps (the noodles): the pasta
  • How much cooking water to save: cup
  • What to soak in: in a bowl of hot water
  • Sign that soaking is done: , until they soften

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