Love to eat pasta? If so, surely lasagna is the name of a dish that is no longer foreign to your tongue. Although the taste is very delicious, it actually takes special skills to produce a delicious lasagna plate. One of the skills that you must have is the ability to boil pasta until it reaches the right level of doneness. If you have mastered these basic skills, surely making lasagna is no longer as difficult as moving mountains!
Ingredients
- Lasagna pasta sheets
- Salt
- Water
Step
Method 1 of 2: Boiling Pasta
Step 1. Bring the water to a boil
Fill a large pot with enough water. However, make sure the pot is not overfilled so the water doesn't overflow when it boils! Remember, the water must really boil before you move on to the next step.
Don't forget to add a pinch of salt to the water
Step 2. Put the lasagna paste in the water
First, check the required portion of pasta in the recipe so that you don't boil too much, or too little, of the pasta. Then, have a wooden spoon ready so you can go straight to the next step.
Be careful when putting the pasta in the pot so that the very hot water doesn't splash onto your skin
Step 3. Keep stirring the pasta for two minutes
Since lasagna pasta is generally thin and wide, the tendency of each sheet to stick together increases. Therefore, make sure the pasta is constantly stirred for the first two minutes to avoid that risk.
- Pasta that isn't stirred can stick to the bottom of the pan when it's boiled.
- Use chopsticks to separate each sheet of pasta for more effective results.
Step 4. Don't let the water overflow
After the paste is added, the temperature of the water should reduce the intensity of the bubbles. Once the water returns to a boil, adjust the temperature of the stove so that the boiling point is consistent and the water doesn't run the risk of overflowing. Monitor the process to prevent this condition from occurring while the pasta is simmering.
Covering the pan increases the risk of water overflowing, especially since the trapped moisture can overheat the flour molecules
Step 5. Stir the pasta two to three more times
Once the water boils, each sheet of pasta should begin to space out. To prevent the pasta from sticking together and/or sticking to the bottom of the pan, try stirring it a few more times.
Pasta that sticks together or is boiled together won't get the starch out properly. As a result, the starch in it will turn into a kind of glue that makes the taste and texture of the pasta no longer delicious when consumed
Method 2 of 2: Draining and Cooling the Lasagne Pasta
Step 1. Check the condition of the paste again after 8-10 minutes
Remember, the time to boil the pasta must be right! That is, after 8-10 minutes, you can start to enter the final stage.
Read pasta packaging for recommended cooking times
Step 2. Drain the pasta a little to check for doneness
Ideally, a cooked lasagna paste will be soft but still dense and chewy when you bite into it. Is the taste no longer raw? This means that the stove can be turned off and the pasta is ready to drain.
Lassaga pasta should be boiled until it reaches "al dente" doneness. Al dente itself is a term in Italian pasta processing techniques which means "to the tooth". This means that the paste should feel soft but still "resist" or chewy when you bite into it
Step 3. Pour the pasta into a slotted basket to remove the cooking water
Do this process slowly as the pasta sheets may stick together as they cook.
Be careful when draining the pasta water so that the hot steam doesn't touch your skin
Step 4. Allow the pasta to cool before serving with your favorite spices
Drain the cooked pasta on paper towels to cool it down and make it easier to make lasagna.
