Category "pasta"

Do I need to let ravioli made with fresh dough dry?

I'm discovering the universe of fresh pasta, and I saw that many people let the pasta dry. Does that apply to raviolis too?

How is this lasagna pasta supposed to be cooked?

I will try to do lasagna and I have doubts about how to deal with the pasta. The bolognese and bechamel sauces are fine (at least I know how to approach them).

What is the difference using plastic or bronze mould for pasta maker?

I want to understand the difference in using plastic or bronze mould for my Philips 200W pasta maker. There is option to get a bronze or plastic mould for my ma

How to master homemade pasta? [closed]

I've made my own pasta for the first time today. While the results were far from bad, it was not perfect. It looked a little bit too "fluffy"

How important are ingredient ratios in pasta-making (as compared to baking)?

It's well-known that the ratios of ingredients matter a lot in baking -- tiny changes in ingredient ratios can create big changes in the quality of results. How

Should I start timer immediately after adding pasta to boiling water?

When I add cold pasta or ravioli to boiling water, water stops boiling. It needs a couple of minutes to boil again. So, the question is Should I start timer imm

Lasagna in a sandwich maker

I have some lasagna sheets that I would like to use, and our oven is rather unreliable. Is it possible to prepare lasagna using only a sandwich maker? How could

Best way to prepare multiple pans of lasagna

I need to prepare ingredients to make three pans of lasagna. Should I prepare one batch at a time, or mix ingredients for the three batches at one time and divi

How to quickly fill cannelloni tubes with relatively dry mixture [duplicate]

We got some cannelloni delivered by mistake so I'm going to be making this for the first time. Having cooked many other pasta varieties, the s

What kind of butter do restaurants like olive garden use for their pasta?

I am trying to make pasta at home that tastes like Olive Garden pasta (which I have with butter instead of alfredo). I believe that the reason that my pasta doe

What type of methylcellulose would be appropriate as binding agent for insect based noodles?

I’m trying to make spaghetti out of insect flour(50% insect flour and 50% durum wheat flour) for my university project. I need a binding agent (gluten alt

What is the point of frying and then poaching a sausage?

This recipe calls for first frying the sausage until fully cooked and then poaching it in pasta water. Many other pasta recipes from this vendor use similar tec

Q: How long should Bolognese sauce be stored in the fridge? [duplicate]

We made a big batch of Bolognese sauce (ground beef, tomatoes, veggies) and are wondering if we should store part of it in the freezer and eat

How to cook orzo in oven?

A while ago I had an orzo dish in a restaurant, where the Orzo had been cooked in the oven together with vegetable stock, garlic, herbs, and cherry tomatoes. Th

Manual noodle press pasta maker sticking

I recently got a manual noodle press pasta maker and when I used it, pasta came out and started sticking. I tried to flour the pasta maker but the pasta in the

High sodium Udon noodles

I am on a low sodium diet. Does soaking noodles with too much sodium and dumping the soak water before cooking reduce the sodium level?

Egg Yolk Sub for Vegan Potato Gnocchi

Attempts at potato gnocchi Piedmont style -no egg- has yielded rubber bullets or baby mush. Tips from this site may help (ie old potato,freshly baked and riced)

Corzetti / tough and chewy?

I gave corzetti (see Corzetti pasta) a try a few weeks ago. Made the dough by hand and rolled it out with a pasta roller. Used a #3 thickness (see Kitchen Aid

Is there any risotto-style pasta recipe using eggs? [closed]

The Italians call cooking pasta “risotto style” when you make the sauce in the pasta’s cooking water and just let the starch

What's the French equivalent of Italian "panna da cucina"?

I've been living in France for a while yet have been unable to find something similar to Italian panna for pasta use. Does anyone know if such thing exists in h