What is the secret to making good pasta?

Pasta is one of the best meals to eat, considering how easy it is to make. It is a go-to weeknight dinner and an amazing crowd-pleaser delicacy. Nevertheless, adding one ingredient too many times may spoil the taste of the pasta. Cooking the best pasta doesn’t really require adding unnatural ingredients.

However, you can cook delicious pasta in less than 20 minutes if you know what to do. Read and learn the secret of cooking the best pasta.

Don’t pour oil

Many people add a lot of vegetable oil while cooking their pasta—yuck. Adding oil to the water or to the cooked pasta will not allow your sauce to stick to it, and it will also make the pasta greasy and oily.

Fill your pot properly

Pour enough cold water into the pot so the pasta doesn’t dry up. The pasta will expand as it cooks and needs enough room to move freely. The water in your pot should be three liters for every 250g of pasta.

Add pasta to the sauce

Most often, some people make the mistake of adding the sauce to the pasta instead of vice versa. Cook your datterino sauce or any other sauce in a big pot or pan that can accommodate the amount of pasta you are cooking. Add the pasta to the sauce after you have drained the water properly.

Drain doesn’t dry

This tip will also improve the taste of your pasta. Draining the water from the pasta is not the same as drying it. Also, don’t allow the pasta to drain and dry up.

Add salt

Even if you add salt to your sauce, it is not out of place to add a pinch of salt to your pasta while it’s cooking. Adding salt to your pasta increases its taste. Meanwhile, you can add at least 1 tbsp salt to every three liter of water used to cook pasta.

Conclusion 

Remember to stir the pasta when you drop it in the boiling pot. Keep some of the water used to cook the pasta and use it to prepare your sauce. Finally, use these tips even if you are preparing the Trapani Pasta Recipe or any other.