Boil al dente
Cooking pasta in a large pot of well-salted, rapidly boiling water until it's tender but still firm to the bite. Pull it a minute before the package time and finish it in the sauce so it absorbs flavour on the way.
Used for
- spaghetti
- pappardelle
- penne
- rigatoni
- fettuccine
In the kitchen
- salt the water generously
- taste a minute early
- reserve pasta water before draining
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