Lesson 5 of 10 · Pro
Rice and pasta: fluffy rice, al dente pasta
Cook fluffy rice by absorption, boil pasta in salted water until al dente, and use the starchy cooking water to make sauce cling.
What you will learn
- How to cook white rice by absorption, and why it rests
- How much water and salt pasta needs
- How to tell when pasta is al dente
- Why you save a mug of pasta water before draining
- How to cool and store cooked rice safely
Practice dishes
Dishes that use this skill include spaghetti with tomato sauce, pasta with garlic and olive oil, pesto pasta, cacio e pepe, curry over rice, burrito bowls, salmon rice bowls, shrimp over rice.