A question about a recipe: Daddy's Carbonara

Sam1148 added 9 months ago

I"m not sure about that specific method. But for Japaneese Soba noodles. You use less water. Bring it to a boil put in the noodles wait for boil again, and then dump in another cup of water..and wait for boil...and do that three times. Adding a cup of water each time and waiting for return to boil.

For normal pasta..I rarely use the recommended quarts of water in a big pot. But a 2qt 'pasta pot' Aprox. which has a clamp on lid, with drain holes, and pure stainless steel.
For that (for two people) it's fine and I fill about 4 inches below the top of the pot with water. It works well for me. I too think the recommended 'lots and lots of water' for pasta is overrated You just need to stir more at the start to keep the stuff separated until it softens and starts rolling about in the pot.

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

See http://www.nytimes.com...

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content