How well does it work to just throw in all the ingredients and boil?
I'm wondering about this recipe.
It tempts me because I'm really lazy. But I'm skeptical because I've always been taught to sauté onions first, then progressively add other ingredients, starting with those that take longer to cook, and saving water for the end. For example when I cook lentil curry, it's onions, garlic, carrots, wait a bit, tomatoes, wait a bit, and finally lentils, water, and perhaps potatoes. This way the onions (and to varying degrees carrots and tomatoes) get a nice 'roasted' flavour which they wouldn't get just being boiled from raw. Is my intuition correct? Does the linked recipe work anyway because of a specific combination of ingredients?
Best Answer
Ah, One Pot Pasta....
As loads of bloggers, authors and cooks - possibly inspired by Martha Stewart and her team - have confirmed: dumping the pasta, sauce ingredients and a carefully meassured amount of liquid in one pot or pan will give you a "pasta and sauce" dish in ten to fifteen minutes.
And it works. Sort of.
Your instinct matches my experience: when you omit the sautéing or slow roasting of ingredients you are missing the flavour compounds that this step creates, likewise if your recipe stews the sauce for a long time. So while all ingredients in one pot pasta will be cooked, due to cutting everything to the appropriate size, the flavour will be different from what your traditional method creates.
If you expect one pot pasta to taste like your traditional recipe, you will probably be disappointed. If you are simply aiming for a creative, hassle-free quick dish, go for it.
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Do you throw pasta in boiling water?
Because fresh pasta is made with eggs, if you don't start it in boiling water, it won't set properly, causing it to turn mushy or worse, disintegrate as it cooks. The second exception is with long, skinny pasta shapes like spaghetti or fettucini.Can you cook pasta in sauce instead of water?
Cooking pasta in the sauce instead of in boiling water will increase the amount of time it takes to cook through. It's a good technique to use if you want to delay serving your pasta for a few minutes. Make sure to keep the sauce thinned out with pasta water as the pasta finishes cooking if you use this method.Can I boil onions with pasta?
In a large skillet place oil, butter and onions and cook until golden brown. Add basil, pepper, water and bouillon and cook on low heat for 10 minutes. Add onion mixture to cooked pasta, sprinkle with cheese, toss and serve.What happens if you put pasta in water before it boils?
Explanation or Science of Boiling Water: Pasta added to water before it starts to boil gets a heat start on mushiness. Pasta quickly begins to break down in tepid water as the starch dissolves. You need the intense heat of boiling water to \u201cset\u201d the outside of the pasta, which prevents the pasta from sticking together.YUNG FILLY COOKS COWS TONGUE | CHEFASYLUM S3 | EP 1
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