OldBerkshireBoy Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 So I make a nice meal with pasta yet whilst the meat etc is still hot the pasta is going cold halfway through the meal. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 The best thing is mix together, making sure you add some of the pasta water.In Italy the meat and pasta is always mixed together. Providing the pasta is hot and the meat also.Your dish should remain hot.Dont over cook the pasta, always best when the pasta has a bit of bite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 23 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: The best thing is mix together, making sure you add some of the pasta water.In Italy the meat and pasta is always mixed together. Providing the pasta is hot and the meat also.Your dish should remain hot.Dont over cook the pasta, always best when the pasta has a bit of bite. Hi Ian, I used to do it that way boil up the pasta and then mix with the sauce and meat and often added grated cheese. Sadly these days pasta and rice are a no no. Regards Alan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 That's a shame Alan.I like rice and or pasta once a week sometimes more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 25 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: The best thing is mix together, making sure you add some of the pasta water.In Italy the meat and pasta is always mixed together. Providing the pasta is hot and the meat also.Your dish should remain hot.Dont over cook the pasta, always best when the pasta has a bit of bite. I`ve been mixing it together in the later stages so perhaps not for long enough (?). But haven`t added some of the pasta water before so I`ll try that next time Ian however I am wary of making the meal watery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: That's a shame Alan.I like rice and or pasta once a week sometimes more. Me too, cheap and easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: I`ve been mixing it together in the later stages so perhaps not for long enough (?). But haven`t added some of the pasta water before so I`ll try that next time Ian however I am wary of making the meal watery. Providing your sauce is not to wet,adding pasta water will not make it wet.Pasta water will contain starch. Finnish with a little drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and parmesan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Make sure your plate is hot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 35 minutes ago, Sam said: Make sure your plate is hot That’s exactly what I was going to add. Serve food on a cold plate and that food is going to lose its heat very quickly. There is one exception to this rule - salad! 😆 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Plate is hot, meat is hot, pasta starts off as hot but quickly cools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 If your meat,pasta and plate are all hot,should maintain the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Chelsea14Ian said: If your meat,pasta and plate are all hot,should maintain the heat. Ok, maybe I need to cut down on the wine intake when eating pasta then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Okay so perhaps I could do some tutorials on the boat.I'm not cheap though 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Eat faster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Just now, Sam said: Eat faster YES MUM! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said: Okay so perhaps I could do some tutorials on the boat.I'm not cheap though And I`m no Rockerfella either mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 14 hours ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: Ok, maybe I need to cut down on the wine intake when eating pasta then. Nah, Just leave the pasta x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Have wine two ways, Fine dice one banana shallot, sweat in a little oil,without colour add about six sliced chestnut mushrooms cook with colour with black pepper and sea salt add half bottle dry white wine,reduce with by half.Add about same amount of double cream reduce slightly. Thicken with a little cornflour. Saute some king prawns of strips of chicken. Add to sauce.Cook pasta of your choice. Combine sauce,fish or chicken together, adding a little pasta water.Add a little butter and some chopped dill or parsley. Serve with salad and or crusty bread and of course the remaining white wine! Ian 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Chelsea14Ian said: Fine dice one banana shallot, sweat in a little oil,without colour add about six sliced chestnut mushrooms cook with colour Your recipe sounds great Ian! But I'm a bit basic in the kitchen so what please is meant by cooking with or without colour? Apologies if this is a daft question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Onions basic ingredient in cooking. With my method for pasta.Cooking slowly without colour, will not darken the sauce but still be soft and cooked.When you make a curry for example. I will use a large amount of onions.So for 1 kg of meat 500 g onions.Cook the onions steady without burning but cook until nice and brown.In doing so will help to thicken sauce,adding lots of flavour too.In fact any brown dish such as casserole, spaghetti bolognese cook your onions till nice and brown. Hope that help Ray.Give it a go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Makes perfect sense now! Thank you Ian 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 28/09/2020 at 20:00, vanessan said: There is one exception to this rule - salad! 😆 And ice cream! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: And ice cream! Unless it’s a Baked Alaska.............😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 22 minutes ago, vanessan said: Unless it’s a Baked Alaska.............😁 Far too posh for my unsophisticated palette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said: Far too posh for my unsophisticated palette! Are you more of a Vienetta man? 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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