233719 408 Food & Drink European Cooking Italian Cooking true Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:32:31 -0700 /system/videos/5/02/09/26/260902.flv cooking,making,boiling,pasta,al,dente,noodles,perfect,pasta,homemade,home,italian How To Cook Pasta Al Dente http://www.howcast.com/videos/233719-How-To-Cook-Pasta-Al-Dente http://www.howcast.com/videos/233719-How-To-Cook-Pasta-Al-Dente/edit approved 90 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=233719"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=233719" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 1 lorishe09 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/233719/Picture_10_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 394 false false false 93597 0 25 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/233719/25.jpg Fill pot with water Fill a large pot with water – five quarts for every pound of noodles.

]]> 93598 1 32 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/233719/32.jpg Add salt and boil Add a tablespoon or two of salt per every five quarts – depending on what your personal diet allows – and bring the water to a boil.

]]> 93599 2 41 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/233719/41.jpg Put pasta in water Put the pasta in the boiling water and twirl with the tongs a few times in the first few minutes of cooking.

]]> 93600 3 44 Tip Twirling the pasta with tongs separates the noodles and eliminates the need for oil in the water.

]]> 93601 4 52 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/233719/52.jpg Do a taste test after five minutes Refer to package instructions for how long to cook – it depends on the amount of pasta – but after about five minutes, do a taste test. If you bite into the noodle and see a white starchy line, it needs another few minutes.

]]> 93602 5 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/233719/60.jpg Try second taste test Try a second taste test about two minutes later. The noodles should be firm on the outside and soft on the inside.

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]]> 93604 7 79 Fact Al dente pasta is better for people with diabetes: sugars are broken down differently in well-done pasta, elevating bad blood sugar levels.

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