Spaghetti is an excellent product made by Italians, which has earned considerable popularity in our country. After all, this product is quite easy to prepare and has excellent taste.
You are interested in the question of how to cook spaghetti? Let's look at a few subtleties of cooking this type of pasta.
First of all, you need to choose the right quality spaghetti. Indeed, for a good result, this criterion plays a major role. It is best to choose products from durum wheat, from well-known manufacturers who really comply with the norms and standards for the production of these pasta, since cooking high-quality spaghetti will be a pleasure.
In order to learn how to cook spaghetti correctly, first of all it is necessary to choose a sufficiently large pot for cooking, with a large amount of water - for every 100 grams of spaghetti there must be at least a liter of water.
After boiling, water should be salted, then spaghetti immersed in it, spreading them with a fan. After a few minutes, when their lower part becomes soft, it is necessary to lower the products into water completely and mix well so that they do not stick together.
How much to cook spaghetti. The duration of cooking these pasta depends on their quality. If the spaghetti is of sufficient quality, 10-12 minutes will be enough to prepare them. From time to time it is possible to take a sample whether they are sufficiently boiled or not. Finished products should be sufficiently elastic and not boiled. It is better to cook spaghetti for a minute less, and bring them to readiness on fire along with the sauce. If the pasta will be used to prepare some kind of dish (for example, baked in the oven), it is necessary to halve the cooking time of the spaghetti.
A few more points for you to know how to cook spaghetti. During cooking, do not cover the pan with a lid, as water will boil on the stove. You can also add a small amount of vegetable oil (sunflower or olive) to the cooking water. Although this is not necessary at all, doing so is up to you.
After the spaghetti has boiled, take a colander (preferably pre-sprinkle it with boiling water), drop the finished products on it and let the water drain. Do not rinse your spaghetti with cold water. Leave some liquid in the pasta so that it does not dry out. After immediately mix them with sauce, vegetable or butter, aromatic seasonings. It is better to mix spaghetti in a hot bowl - in the one in which the sauce was prepared or in any other, but preheated.
It is best to lay spaghetti in plates with special forceps, while raising them high - so they will be better divided into portions. Serve spaghetti to the table in deep, preheated plates so that the dish remains hot for as long as possible. Long pasta is usually eaten with a spoon and fork, wrapping them in balls. However, you can get by with the standard set - forks and knives.
This dish is often served with grated hard cheese - parmesan or pecorino ( sheep’s cheese). They perfectly complement the taste of spaghetti dishes - whether they are seasoned with sauce, butter or vegetable oil. And although the cost of such cheese is considerable, the taste of the resulting dish will not leave you any doubt.
Now you know how to cook spaghetti, and all the subtleties of their preparation. Given them, it is not difficult to prepare an excellent dish from these wonderful pasta. If everything is prepared according to the recommendations, you will only enjoy the result. Enjoy your meal!