Cooking in a double boiler has many advantages over various other methods. Steamed food turns out to be healthier and healthier. For most types of food, the steamer helps to better preserve vitamins and minerals while cooking. Another difference between the steamer and the usual heat treatment in a saucepan is that the food here will not be burnt or overcooked.
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Instructions
Step 1
Pasta is usually not recommended to cook in a double boiler, as pasta, especially made from soft wheat varieties, tend to boil and stick together. It is necessary to cook them in a double boiler only in a special bowl, into which water is poured. This allows you to heat primarily not the pasta, but the very liquid in which you place the pasta. After that, pasta begins to boil in the water.
Step 2
The only difference from the traditional method of cooking pasta is that it does not take place in boiling water, but at a certain temperature of about 75-85 ° C. The water in the pasta bowl must completely cover the pasta and even be at least one centimeter higher than it so that it boils completely.
Step 3
A little olive oil or sunflower oil should be added to the pasta water to prevent pasta from sticking and a teaspoon of salt to improve the taste.
Step 4
As soon as you cover the bowl with a lid, you can turn on the steamer - the cooking process will begin immediately. Its duration depends on which pasta you decide to cook in this way. But, in any case, the approximate time for cooking pasta in a double boiler is approximately 15-20 minutes.
Step 5
As soon as the cooking time comes to an end and it is time to take out the pasta, do not forget to rinse it with warm water. This will remove unwanted starch and improve their taste and appearance.
