Recipesdrunk Potatoes Plus a Bonus: the Pasta Boiling Secret
Have you got a beer?
Ok, then you can make this delicious, fast and filling recipe...
Ingredients
1. 2.2 pounds of potatoes
2. a can or 1 and 1/2 glass of beer
3. some olive oil (or the oil you commonly use)
4. salt, pepper and oregano
Method
Peel the potatoes and cut them in thick (half an inch) slices
Coat any griddle you got with 2-3 tablespoons of oil
Put some salt, pepper and oregano on the potatoes
Place the slices in the griddle
Pour on the beer
Bake them in the oven for 45 min at 360 degrees F.
And guess which the most suitable drink for this meal isò€¦
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The Pasta Boiling Secret
Well, let"s begin with pasta...
the basic advise for the pasta is to boil them in plenty of water in which you add salt and a tablespoonful of oil.
No matter if you prefer them "al dente" or well boiled, or you are going to cook the half (250 gr.) or the whole packet (500 gr.) you have to fill up the copper with water, leaving a space of 2 inches from the copper"s mouth.
Adding salt in the water (a teaspoonful for 250 gr and two teaspoonfuls for 500 gr of pasta) makes them more tasteful, no matter the sauce you are going to use.
Adding oil helps you avoiding the phenomenon in which pasta get sticky and become a thick mass...
Do not forget to stir them frequently in the first 3-4 minutes. Boil without covering the copper!
To find out if they are cooked enough for your taste there is only one trick: pick a piece of pasta with a fork and taste it (to avoid any tongue burns, you can flush it with cool water)
To strain the pasta there is another useful tip:
Before emptying the water from the boiled pasta, place the copper under the tap. Then fill the copper with cold water until it reaches the mouth. Now you can strain your pasta using the colander, emptying the water little by little first and after that, the whole mass of pasta. Pour some cold water on them but not flush your delicious food.
Place the strained paste back to the copper and place it on cool cooker"s plate.