Pasta with Tomato, Garlic & Basil Sauce

 





Spirals from San Remo!

 

Gnocchetti Sardi from granoro!

Penne Pasta!

 

 There are different varieties of pasta available, take the pasta of your choice, cook  Al dente and serve with pasta sauce. It will be an instant hit with children and adults alike.

 

How to Cook Pasta?

Pasta should not be too soft or too hard, it’s best to cook pasta 3/4^th, which is firm to bite. This is what we called ‘al dente’.

For 1 to 2 cups of pasta, pour 4 to 6 cups of water in a large pot and add a tsp. of Olive oil and salt to taste.  When the water boils, add the pasta and cook until firm, not too soft.  Drain the pasta and save the drained water to add it to sauce later.  Adding the drained water enhances the taste. (Quarter to half a cup will be fine.)

As you drain, rinse the pasta in cold water, so that the pasta doesn’t stick to one another.

Now mix the sauce with pasta, (or serve the pasta topped with sauce) garnish with Parsley and/grated Cheese, serve hot.

 For Home-made Pasta sauce recipe, refer to:

http://singaporechettinadrecipes.blogspot.sg/2014/04/home-made-tomato-based-pasta-sauce.html

 
 

Cooked Al dente!

 

With Sauce on top..

 

 

Mixed with Sauce!