How to Cook Pasta Without Boiling It | Italian Cooking

[@smurfiennes]

If you soak the pasta first in cold water for 1-2 hours, depending on the type of the pasta; you can boil them for 2-3 minutes just like freshly made pasta. Less money to spend on energy. You can even microwave them

[@bernardpollutro]

Cannot use burners 1:52 anymore 1:48 1:50 while using a walker

[@andrianivassiliades4368]

I’ve been doing this for years and it works

[@jeffreybarton1297]

You can also pre soak pasta in cold water for an hour and a half, then chuck it in boiling water for 60 seconds. Saves time cooking the stuff.

[@LocalAromas]

If boiling pasta passively turns many Italians off, I think the soaking would be considered unacceptable. 🫢😜

[@jeffreybarton1297]

@@LocalAromas Yes 😄 Not only that, I tried it yesterday for the First time (I saw the tip on KZbin). It takes longer than an hour and a half. It took a good 2 and a half to soften up. I think my pasta was pretty thick. I also had to simmer it for 5 minutes rather than 60 seconds. So not much of a tip really 😊

[@suds5214]

I've been cooking pasta this way for years. I learned about how the heat cooks the pasta and that the boiling actually cooks off the nutrients in the pasta. Personally, I prefer the pasta's taste when not boiled.

[@Aloghana]

Literally gonna try this today as I am out of range of a stove and was thinking how can I cook macaroni in my tea kettle . 🙃

[@LocalAromas]

Yaaay!! So happy it was helpful. Let us know your thoughts!

[@NDemanuele1]

What if you just put them in cold water for an extended amount of time? With Asian noodles such as Ramen that works! Very interested in trying it!

[@samaraisnt]

yes it does! read top

[@LocalAromas]

Pasta needs to be tossed in boiling water always! Let us know how it goes! 😊

[@jaunteebaby6173]

@@LocalAromas I’ve seen @Saucestache soak pasta for 2 hrs in cold water, then drain and rinse it really well before mixing in a loose hot pasta sauce, after a couple mins he sauce thickens and the noodles are amazing. I bet they do it similarly in Asia, using broth for ramen

[@michaelmann4199]

I am going to do this from now on! Fantastic tip for the world in this energy crisis. I'll bet it will work with compotes as well. I agree leaving for an extra 30 secs before the gas is turned off is possibly a good idea. I will need to ensure my lid has no holes to release steam though...

[@LocalAromas]

So happy this was helpful! 😊

[@darrkstarg]

Going to try this next time!

[@LocalAromas]

Yes! And let us know how it goes! 😉

[@bwowzah]

Thank you for the video, very informative!

[@LocalAromas]

You are very welcome 🙃

[@SyoCoF]

I am trying to make my mother understand the same, since in Argentina it is summer and it is 30 ° C at 22hs.

[@LocalAromas]

Que lindo!!!! Love Argentina!! Si, when it's that hot, it is a great system!

[@rpgcinema7916]

the best part is it just works

[@LocalAromas]

I know!!!

[@AnotherPlanetsHell]

This is awesome. Thank you. Question: Is it possible to cook pasta by steaming it as you would vegetables? I'd love to see this demonstrated.

[@LocalAromas]

No. Dry pasta needs to be rehydrated. So it needs to be cooked in a lot of water to absorb the water, swell, and cook. 😊

[@AnotherPlanetsHell]

@@LocalAromas I've heard of steaming pasta, but it's not really steaming-you just put pasta into a water bath and cook it in the oven. I really wanted to learn about genuinely steamed pasta, but I guess it doesn't exist. 😭😁

[@hephzibagrace3456]

İ will try It, thank you

[@LocalAromas]

Yes!!! And let us know how it went. 😀

[@audreyb8463]

Super helpful. I am so tired and I have no energy to watch a pot on the stove. I’m going to try boiling the water in my kettle, it just feels so much easier.

[@LocalAromas]

Let us know how it goes! 😊

[@TMAItalia]

Im going to try this, wow!

[@LocalAromas]

And share your experience tagging us 😍

[@kamankat]

Can you do it without salt?

[@LocalAromas]

Sure! But a little salt in the cooking water makes the pasta taste better. You can omit the salt, though, if you want.

[@annaleocata5034]

Hi gorgeous thankyou for sharing iv learnt something new my son has a pizza shop and sells pasta will tell him too try but it’s very true what you have said even though you can do it the other way Italians very old school still will do the old way 🧐 funny love you baccione to you and beni🥰🥰🎄🙏🙏🌹😊 Sydney Australia

[@LocalAromas]

BACI to you!!! We do..that is true! We are sooooo old school! Your son has a pizza shop and pasta! Wow! Has he tried cooking it like that? let us know!! TONS of baci to you! Benny and Vale!

[@h8GW]

Italians will jump off a cliff to their doom if they thought all their ancestors did it.

[@gnostie]

Interesting... It might be a good idea to cover the pasta with a fair bit of boiling water if cooking pasta is a matter of temperature.

[@MaddogCapt11]

Wow! Unlike most YT videos I watch, I actually learned something that is useful. Thank you. Well presented, too.

[@LocalAromas]

Grazie!!! If you try it out, let us know! 😀

[@Vladimiradventurephotography]

To boil or not to boil. That is the question...

[@LocalAromas]

That is the question … 😅

[@emilyglasser1072]

Yeah, but what is water ratio to weight of dry pasta?

[@LocalAromas]

It needs a lot of water. Technically for 100g of pasta you should use 1 liter of water. I use a little less water but still plenty.

[@queenofspeights]

You can do that with eggs too! I will try pasta next.

[@MichaelJoseph-vb5ml]

You're mad. Egg noodles only need a 35 min soak in cold or room temp water. The. Drain them and throw into a wok at correct temp. They won't stick then

[@queenofspeights]

@@MichaelJoseph-vb5ml I wasn’t talking about egg noodles!!!! I said eggs! You can boil water with the eggs and then turn off the stove, put a lid on and let stand for 7-10 min, depending on your desired yolk firmness.

[@williambrosmer213]

Does the type of pasta matter? Will this work with spaghetti?

[@LocalAromas]

I tried with short pasta only. But why not spaghetti!

[@tle7869]

What about the starch content in the water. Is it the same ?

[@shwetagaur]

😀😀THANK YOU

[@LocalAromas]

You're welcome!! 😀

[@ChristopherLuckhardt]

Okay but if the idea is to let it sit in hot water you can't do that with wheat it will melt

[@LocalAromas]

Store bought pasta is made with hard wheat flour (AKA semolina flour). It won’t melt.

[@diegoterneus2250]

...and you don't need a whole pot full of water either. Enough water to cover the pasta is enough.

[@ja1369]

So cook it like rice

[@LocalAromas]

There are many ways to cook rice … basmati way, risotto way, pilaf. This is a passive way of cooking pasta. It’s a great alternative to the traditional way but I still prefer the normal boiling of pasta.

[@alfredharrison597]

Content provider: How to cook pasta without boiling it! Also content provider: *boils it any way...* /sigh

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

It's pronounced "NO-BELL", not "NOBLE"

[@LocalAromas]

😉

[@davidbendall7919]

So, no darn difference. Worthless.

[@ryangierman4421]

She used a fraction of the gas which saves a lot of money in the long run. Absolutely valuable information