When cooking pasta, you'll want to match the amount of pasta you're cooking with the amount of sauce available. Some recipes don't clearly state how much pasta you should cook, so sometimes you have to figure out how much you'll need. Pasta portion measurements depend on the size of the portion and the shape of the pasta. The amount of pasta needed also differs between macaroni pasta and egg noodles. Generally, pasta will expand and double in weight when cooked. This may confuse you. This article will help you measure the amount of dry pasta.
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Method 1 of 2: Measuring Macaroni Pasta
Step 1. Read the recipe to determine how much pasta is needed
You can read directly from the pasta sauce bottle or by determining approximately how many people your pasta will serve.
- Generally, a serving of pasta for a first course or side dish is as much as 57 grams of cooked pasta. When served as a main dish, the portion can be increased to 85-113 grams. A serving of pasta is usually the equivalent of cup (114 grams) of pasta, but this size can vary depending on the shape of the pasta.
- One serving = 57 grams; two servings = 113 grams; four servings = 227 grams; six servings = 340 grams; eight servings = 454 grams.
Step 2. Measure the spaghetti, fettuccini, spaghettini, capellini, fedelini, or vermicelli by hand
Make a circle by gluing the tips of your thumb and forefinger together. This circle is generally 2.5 cm in diameter, approximately the size of a 1, 000 rupiah coin. A serving of pasta (57 grams) is roughly equivalent to the amount of pasta that fits in the circle of your finger.
- Two servings = 4.4 cm; four servings = 8.9 cm; six servings = 13.3 cm; eight servings = 17.8 cm.
- Spaghetti, linguine, and other pasta shapes can be measured with a pasta measuring device. You can get pasta measuring tools at a kitchen supply store or buy them online. With this tool, you only need to put a certain amount of paste into the holes of different diameters according to the size you want.
Step 3. Measure the macaroni elbow using a measuring cup or kitchen scale
With a kitchen scale, you can directly put pasta in the scale container up to 57 grams. If you use a measuring cup, 57 grams is equivalent to about cup of dry pasta.
Two servings = 1 cup; Four servings = 2 cups; six servings = 3 cups; eight servings = 4 cups
Step 4. Measure the penne paste using a measuring cup or kitchen scale
If you're using a measuring cup, a serving of penne pasta is equivalent to about cup of dry pasta.
Two servings = 1 cups; four servings = 3 cups; six servings = 4 1/2 cups; eight servings = 6 cups
Step 5. For ribbed lasagna, you can use a kitchen scale or directly adjust to the approximate number of sheets that will be needed
A serving of lasagna is equivalent to 2 sheets of dry ribbed lasagna.
When making lasagna, we recommend that you use 4 layers of pasta. A container for cooking lasagna is usually 20.5 cm x 20.5 cm or 25.5 cm x 20.5 cm.. With 4 layers of lasagna in a 20.5 cm x 20.5 cm container, you can make 4 lasagna servings, and with a 25.5 cm x 20.5 cm container, you can make 6 lasagna servings
Method 2 of 2: Measuring Egg Noodles
Step 1. Previously, know what are the ingredients in egg noodles
Almost all types of pasta contain eggs, but egg noodles have more than 5.5% egg content.
Step 2. You can use a measuring cup or a kitchen scale to measure the egg noodles
A serving of egg noodles (56 grams) is equivalent to 1 cups.
Unlike macaroni pasta, when measured in a measuring cup, a serving of egg noodles is equivalent to 1 cups both dry and cooked
Step 3. Wide egg noodles may have different measurements from regular egg noodles
A serving of dry wide egg noodles is equivalent to 1 cups, but once cooked it can be 1 cups.
