

You want your pasta to be cooked, but still have a slight resistance when you are eating your favorite pasta recipe, even if it’s a simple pasta salad. The term al dente is an Italian phrase that means “to the tooth.” In simple terms means it should still have some bite to it. The most important thing when cooking pasta, though, is to cook it until al dente. Pasta requires only a few things- space, boiling water, and salt. Whether you’re cooking with fresh pasta or packaged pasta, cooking it to perfection is key to making the best pasta dishes.
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Over the years, I’ve learned how to manage pasta in the kitchen, whether making my Italian meat sauce with spaghetti, creamy white sauce with chicken, smoked mac and cheese, or my bright lemon garlic pasta.

The pasta was cooked to perfection and never wilted or mushy. She made these meals that looked incredible and seemed to be fairly simple, but the pasta… I didn’t know that there was an art to cooking pasta until I was a newlywed and watched Rachael Ray on TV. With a few tried and true tips, you’ll have the perfect al dente pasta dishes on the table in no time! It does not store any personal data.Pasta is one of the easiest dishes to perfect and a great starting point for any at home cook. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. And, in a pinch, I recommend using the readily available Parmigiano-Reggiano (on its own or as a part of a mix), which will not produce the same flavor as those above, but will still render delicious results. Keeping in mind, though, Alfonso’s advice about the perfect balance of flavors, for best results. These are excellent cow’s milk cheeses that are made in our territory, which provide this pasta dish its unique, local flavor and play a major role in its celebrity.Īs this mix of cheeses will be hard to locate at the supermarkets in the U.S., you can substitute them as you please, according to taste. *For this preparation, chef Alfonso uses a mix of grated cheese aged-caciocavallo, caciottina, and provola – as he explains in detail in the video. *Tap the CCbutton for subtitles in English in perfect detail, so that all interested cooks will find the mastery of the preparation to be rewardingly simple to accomplish. In the video Alfonso explains everything the procedure, ingredients, etc. Here’s a video of Michelin-star chef Alfonso Caputo of Taverna del Capitano, one of the finest restaurants in Nerano (and all of Italy as well), sharing the secrets of the preparation. As Alfonso was born and raised in Nerano, where his extended family owns a stretch of restaurants on the beach, he has been preparing this pasta dish since he was barely 13 years old, when his father first put him to work in the kitchen. Made with fried zucchini rounds, a mix of grated cheeses, ground pepper, and fresh aromatic basil leaves-a combination of simple ingredients that celebrate the bright, sunny flavor of summer’s abundance and the product of our local cheese-makers and their well-fed, milky cows. The recipe is simpler than one might think, but still one that requires a particular cooking method that does take a bit of time and practice to master.
