![]() ![]() I still had a few little splatters even after 5 minutes, so when I made this Instant Pot pasta again, I just threw the kitchen towel over the vent when releasing the remaining steam and my counter was perfectly clean – no splatters whatsoever. Whatever steam is left after 5 minutes won’t be as powerful as immediate QR. So I came up with a compromise – I would use 5 minutes Natural Release, and then do the Quick Release to release the remaining steam.ĥ minutes of Natural Release takes care of letting out the most intense pressure build-up naturally without opening the valve. I wanted to use Natural Release (NR), but the problem with that is that it might take as long as 15 minutes for all the pressure to completely release naturally, and since during that process the pot is still hot and under pressure, the pasta would continue cooking and turn into absolute mush. The last thing I want to do is have to clean yet another mess, so when developing my method of cooking pasta in the Instant Pot I knew right away that immediate Quick Release is not the way to go. There are 2 huge problems with that approach – pressure cooking pasta for that many minutes makes it mushy, and most importantly, quick releasing the steam right away sends the starchy pasta water out of a vent splattering around your kitchen. The common theme of those other recipes was to pressure cook pasta for half the time indicated on the package and then quick release (QR) the steam right away. ![]() So, why should you cook pasta in the Instant Pot when cooking it on the stove is pretty quick and easy in itself? Here’s the main advantage of the Instant Pot pasta – you don’t need to drain it! When you cook pasta in the Instant Pot, you cook it in the minimum amount of water, so by the time pasta is cooked, all the water is absorbed and you don’t need to drain it! I don’t know a single person who loves messing around with a pot of boiling water :) Not having to deal with draining the pasta is such a relief!īefore coming up with my method, I researched the topic of Instant Pot pasta extensively and all the recipes I found were flawed. Once I figure out how to cook gluten-free pasta in the Instant Pot, I’ll be sure to post :) NOTE: this method only works with regular pasta, not gluten-free. Finally, your search is over! My method of cooking pasta in the Instant Pot takes care of all those problems and produces perfectly cooked pasta! It’s so easy, once you try it, you’ll never cook pasta any other way! People complain about 3 main issues: (1) pasta ends up overcooked (2) there are sticky sputters coming out of the Instant Pot vent and (3) it’s not much quicker or easier than cooking pasta on the stove. We recommend preparing a sauce and when your pasta has reached al dente, lift it from the water directly into the sauce.If you have searched for Instant Pot pasta before, you probably saw that there is a lot of controversy surrounding the method and the actual idea of cooking pasta in the Instant Pot. You will want to avoid pouring this sticky stuff all over your pasta, the best way to do this is to stop draining it into a colander. Here is the reason why: while pasta is cooking, lots of sticky stuff called ‘starch’ (as mentioned in number 1), will arrive at the bottom of the water. If you are in the habit of draining pasta into a colander in a sink, this is a habit we recommend you try to break. You really don’t want to add an already overcooked pasta to a sauce where it will eventually turn into a sticky mess. This is the main reason for cooking pasta to al dente. ![]() If you don’t see any pale pasta in the center, then your pasta is overcooked and is already past the al dente stage.Įven though your pasta has reached al dente in the boiling water, when you lift it from the water, it will continue to cook. LEFT TO RIGHT: undercooked, al dente, overcooked Al dente pasta should have the slightest speck of white in the center when you bite into it. For al dente pasta, there should be a thin segment in the middle of the pasta that has a paler color than the rest. The pasta should be a bit hard but still soft enough to bite without giving you a crunchy sound. The only way to find out if your pasta has reached the point of al dente, is to ‘bite’ it. ![]() Angel hair pasta with garlic, herbs and Parmesan.Spaghetti Cacio e pepe – cheese and pepper. ![]()
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