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.

Boil al dente

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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