You can cook in a double boiler almost any dish. At the same time, the nutritional value of the products is preserved, they contain more vitamins and minerals, the taste of steamed food is more natural and saturated. But for pasta all this is not relevant. So, you can’t cook them in a double boiler? If you really want to, you can.
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You will need
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- To cook pasta, use:
- 300 g pasta;
- half a teaspoon of sunflower oil;
- 1 teaspoon of salt;
- electric double boiler with rice bowl.
- To cook pasta with meat you need:
- 400 g pasta;
- 500 g of chicken;
- 1 onion;
- 60 g butter;
- 1 teaspoon of salt;
- black pepper to taste;
- plate;
- a spoon;
- knife;
- double boiler.
Instruction manual
1
Keep in mind that when cooking in a double boiler, the steam will simply heat the water in which the pasta is cooked, as usual, but at a temperature of 75-85 degrees. Therefore, pasta can stick together. To avoid this, choose pasta only from durum wheat. Get thick, large pasta.
2
Pour the required amount of water into the bottom of the double boiler. Install the top of the double boiler. Take the rice bowl and sprinkle pasta there. Pour them with water so that its level is approximately 1 cm above the level of pasta. Add vegetable oil and salt to the bowl. Vegetable oil will help prevent pasta from sticking together.
3
Cover the boiler and turn it on. Cook pasta for about 20 minutes. Then turn off the steam cooker, remove the pasta and rinse it with warm water. This procedure will help remove excess starch and the pasta will not stick together.
4
Put the pasta on a plate and serve as a side dish. Sprinkle them with cheese, grease with ketchup or other sauce, depending on your culinary preferences. You can also sprinkle pasta with finely chopped herbs mixed with garlic.
5
Try cooking pasta with chicken in a double boiler. To do this, boil them a little in advance in the usual way, but not until ready. Cut the chicken into small pieces, salt, pepper and put it on a plate. Cut the onion into thin rings and add to the meat.
6
Cut the butter into small pieces, add it to the pasta. Put pasta with butter in a plate with meat and onions and mix everything thoroughly. Put the resulting mixture into a double boiler bowl. Cover the double boiler, turn it on and cook your new dish for an hour.
7
Turn off the double boiler, mix the finished dish, remove and place it on plates. Serve hot, sprinkled with herbs. Garnish the dish with slices of tomatoes or sweet red pepper.
note
Do not open the lid of the double boiler while cooking, as the steam may burn very much. In addition, opening the lid increases the cooking time.
Useful advice
Tomato sauce for pasta dressing can also be cooked in a double boiler. Add to it your favorite spices and get the sauce much more delicious, and most importantly - more wholesome than purchased.
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