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diff --git a/src/pasta.md b/src/pasta.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..62ffbb39a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/pasta.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Pasta (store bought) + +This is a simple outline of how to cook pasta. +TL;DR: you boil it. +Pasta is usually eaten with some kind of [pasta sauce](pasta-sauce.html) or used in another dish. + +## Ingredients + +- pasta +- basil (optional) +- butter (optional) + +## Directions + +1. Fill a large pot about half or 3/4th full with water. +2. Salt the water profusely. The rule of thumb is that water for boiling pasta should taste as salty as the sea. +3. Bring water to a rolling boil. +4. Now add pasta. +5. Keep it boiling, but decrease heat as it tries to overflow. +6. Wait until pasta is at the preferred softness (see below), then strain it. +7. While the pasta is sitting in your strainer, you may add basil leaves or other herbs and aromatics. I also recommend taking a knob or so of room tempurature butter and add it in and stirring it, melting it into the pasta. + +### How long should pasta be cooked? + +The often recommended way to cook most pasta is *al dente*, which often means "slightly undercooked," or with a subtle firmness that makes it still substantial. +Cooking pasta more than that is no great crime, +but if you keep it in their for *too* long, it'll become mush. + +## Contribution + +- Luke Smith -- [website](https://lukesmith.xyz), [donate](https://lukesmith.xyz/donate) |