okay I’m going to give you some basic principles on pasta they’re so simple
principles on pasta they’re so simple
principles on pasta they’re so simple and so basic but you know what for all
and so basic but you know what for all
and so basic but you know what for all the people that I’ve seen make mistakes
the people that I’ve seen make mistakes
the people that I’ve seen make mistakes on pasta they are always the easy things
on pasta they are always the easy things
on pasta they are always the easy things that they kind of mess up on first of
that they kind of mess up on first of
that they kind of mess up on first of all boiling water from a kettle in a
all boiling water from a kettle in a
all boiling water from a kettle in a large pan for cooking your pasta the
large pan for cooking your pasta the
large pan for cooking your pasta the other thing is you know you need to
other thing is you know you need to
other thing is you know you need to season your water with salt and people
season your water with salt and people
season your water with salt and people really steer away from that you know
really steer away from that you know
really steer away from that you know what I try to do is season the water
what I try to do is season the water
what I try to do is season the water with just enough salt so you can just
with just enough salt so you can just
with just enough salt so you can just taste it when you taste the water dip
taste it when you taste the water dip
taste it when you taste the water dip your finger in some very quickly taste
your finger in some very quickly taste
your finger in some very quickly taste it you want a little edge of salt there
it you want a little edge of salt there
it you want a little edge of salt there and that’s perfect a lot of people kind
and that’s perfect a lot of people kind
and that’s perfect a lot of people kind of think Oh health so and all that sort
of think Oh health so and all that sort
of think Oh health so and all that sort of stuff remember most of this salt is
of stuff remember most of this salt is
of stuff remember most of this salt is going down the drain when you drain the
going down the drain when you drain the
going down the drain when you drain the pasta so it’s really to season just the
pasta so it’s really to season just the
pasta so it’s really to season just the pasta now regardless of what pasture you
pasta now regardless of what pasture you
pasta now regardless of what pasture you use you don’t it to stick together and
use you don’t it to stick together and
use you don’t it to stick together and with linguini spaghetti and speck a
with linguini spaghetti and speck a
with linguini spaghetti and speck a teeny one of the best way to do these
teeny one of the best way to do these
teeny one of the best way to do these kind of long passes is just get it in
kind of long passes is just get it in
kind of long passes is just get it in your hand out that get one hand on top
your hand out that get one hand on top
your hand out that get one hand on top one hand on the bottom twist it like
one hand on the bottom twist it like
one hand on the bottom twist it like that and then when it goes into the pan
that and then when it goes into the pan
that and then when it goes into the pan and you drop it it’ll kind of lay in
and you drop it it’ll kind of lay in
and you drop it it’ll kind of lay in such a way that it doesn’t really stick
such a way that it doesn’t really stick
such a way that it doesn’t really stick half as badly as when you don’t do it
soon as the pasture goes in the
soon as the pasture goes in the temperature will always go down I just
temperature will always go down I just
temperature will always go down I just put a lid on literally 30 seconds to a
put a lid on literally 30 seconds to a
put a lid on literally 30 seconds to a minute just to let the water come back
minute just to let the water come back
minute just to let the water come back to the boil listen out for it you can
to the boil listen out for it you can
to the boil listen out for it you can hear it or have a little look-see it’s
hear it or have a little look-see it’s
hear it or have a little look-see it’s come back to the boil there and you can
come back to the boil there and you can
come back to the boil there and you can see without even touching it the pasta
see without even touching it the pasta
see without even touching it the pasta is falling naturally as the water
is falling naturally as the water
is falling naturally as the water softens it up into such a way that it’s
softens it up into such a way that it’s
softens it up into such a way that it’s not sort of sitting on top of each other
not sort of sitting on top of each other
not sort of sitting on top of each other give it a good stir some people always
give it a good stir some people always
give it a good stir some people always say you can put a bit of olive oil in
say you can put a bit of olive oil in
say you can put a bit of olive oil in the pasta that won’t hurt it but to be
the pasta that won’t hurt it but to be
the pasta that won’t hurt it but to be honest you don’t have to do that
honest you don’t have to do that
honest you don’t have to do that sometimes I do it from cooking ravioli
sometimes I do it from cooking ravioli
sometimes I do it from cooking ravioli which is quite helpful give it a good
which is quite helpful give it a good
which is quite helpful give it a good mix let it cook according to the packet
mix let it cook according to the packet
mix let it cook according to the packet instructions and one of the biggest tips
instructions and one of the biggest tips
instructions and one of the biggest tips for pasta is always save a cup of the
for pasta is always save a cup of the
for pasta is always save a cup of the starchy water you might not need all of
starchy water you might not need all of
starchy water you might not need all of it but when you’re taught in that sauce
it but when you’re taught in that sauce
it but when you’re taught in that sauce and the pasta together just a few little
and the pasta together just a few little
and the pasta together just a few little swigs of that starchy water will help to
swigs of that starchy water will help to
swigs of that starchy water will help to really loosen the pasta up to be elegant
really loosen the pasta up to be elegant
really loosen the pasta up to be elegant and delicate and delicious as it should
and delicate and delicious as it should
and delicate and delicious as it should be and as you get
be and as you get
be and as you get Italy and you know most people will pour
Italy and you know most people will pour
Italy and you know most people will pour all the water down the sink and they
all the water down the sink and they
all the water down the sink and they might even let the pasta sit there in a
might even let the pasta sit there in a
might even let the pasta sit there in a colander just steaming away for five
colander just steaming away for five
colander just steaming away for five minutes three minutes two minutes sound
minutes three minutes two minutes sound
minutes three minutes two minutes sound familiar so that’s what we want to avoid
familiar so that’s what we want to avoid
familiar so that’s what we want to avoid because that way you’re going to get
because that way you’re going to get
because that way you’re going to get really heavy miserable sort of English
really heavy miserable sort of English
really heavy miserable sort of English style pasta which ain’t cool
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