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Cooking Al Dente

Drop the still frozen pasta (without defrosting) into salted boiling water.

10g salt to 1 litre of water.

1

Turn up the heat and return to the boil as quick as possible.

Cook the pasta for 3-4 minutes or until ‘al dente’.

2

Gently drain the pasta.

3

Drop the pasta into a pre-heated pan, and sauce, then briefly sauté for a few seconds until the pasta is well coated.

Serve immediately.

4

Par-Cook

    • Drop the still frozen pasta (without defrosting) into salted boiling water.
    • 10g salt to 1 litre of water.
    • Turn up the heat and return to the boil as quick as possible.
    • Cook the pasta for 2 minutes.
    • Gently drain the pasta and place in a Gastronorm tray.
    • Add a very generous amount of olive oil and mix thoroughly.
    • Cool in a refrigerator or coldroom then portion.
    • Add from the straight from the fridge into a simmering pan of sauce.
    • Cook until al dente.