07-24-2009, 03:40 AM
Psurfer wrote:
The only decent end result will be following freeradical's point- undercook the pasta some, then finish it off before serving.
If you do it just right, you might be able to pull off that last yard of cooking in the microwave. Maybe.
True pasta connoisseurs will cringe (I'm not one, although I do gag if my pasta is overcooked), but I use the "slightly undercook it, then cool it quickly, then reheat it in the microwave" method quite often. I don't dress it until it's hot again, although usually I'm just cooking spaghetti or angel hair that will be covered with sauce, and I'd also much rather serve pasta that's slighty underdone than overdone.
And speaking of "real Italians"... Do they really call the red sauce 'gravy' like I heard on The Sopranos?
