How do Italians make their spagehhti?

Answer 1

The History of Pizza goes way back. Some say it began in Ancient Greece with it's Mythological stories.

Vulcan worked in his forge inside Mount Vesuvius while Venus was at home. Vulcan finished a hard day's work and came home. He asked Venus what she was making for dinner. Venus was nervous, because her admirer had been at their home earlier that day, and she didn't have anything ready. So she took a piece of dough that she had set aside and she flattened it with her palms to form around shape. She sprinkled it with milk and garnished it with berries and aromatic herbs. That was the first Pizza ever made!

Margherita Pizza, as pictured above, is the most famous Pizza in the world. It was created in honor of the Queen Margherita, wife of King Umberto I. The best pizza maker in Naples invented this pizza to immitate the three colors of the Italian flag, and dedicated it to the queen.

I am going to show you how to make Pizza Caprice Step 1 To make the Pizza Dough:

Things you will need:

1.1 lb of white flour

1 oz of brewer's yeast

1 1/4 C warm milk

2 pinches of salt

2 pinches of sugar

Preparation time: 20 minutes plus rizing time

464 Calories Step 2 Pour all the flour into a bowl. Form a well and pour all the brewer's yeast into it. Step 3 Add some of the milk with a fork and then add the salt and sugar. Step 4 Add the rest of the milk while stirring. This will form the dough.

It might be difficult to say how much milk exactly that you will need. It varies every time, due to the temperature, the amount of flour, and other things. If it is too sticky, add some more flour. If it is too dry, add some more milk. Step 5 Knead the dough on a floured work surface like a counter or a cutting board. Knead until it is smooth and there is no dough on your fingers. Step 6 Cover the dough with a cloth or napkin, and let it rise for 2 hours, in a warm place. If it's cold, put a hot bowl of water underneath it. This will work very well. Step 7 Now you can start with the toppings. Prep time: 10 min.

Calories: 807 Step 8 When the dough has risen to about twice the size it already was, divide it into four pieces. Roll out each piece on the floured working surface.

The portions are enough for four 12 inch round baking sheets if you like the crust to be crispy. If you want it softer, divide the dough in half and use only two pans. Step 9 Oil the sheets with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Put all the dough onto the sheets. Poke a fork into the dough six or seven times to let it breathe. Step 10 Tomato sauce:

Mix the pureed tomatoes with the remaining olive oil and season the way you like it with salt. If you want to add some color, put 1 tablespoon of dried chives into the sauce. Step 11 Spread the sauce over each pizza you make so that there is about 1/2 inch of space before the edge. Allow it to rise for 20 minutes in a warm place. Step 12 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F, and start preparing all of the other ingredients! Step 13 Cut the artichokes long ways into thin slices. Step 14 Half the olives and the mushrooms. Step 15 Cut the mozzarella cheese into small cubes. Step 16 Set all the toppings aside and bake the pizzas for 15 minutes and then remove them from the oven. Step 17 Put all the olives, mushrooms and artichokes on top of the pizza, and then the mozzarella last. Step 18 Bake again for 5 minutes, or until you think it looks done! Every oven is different. Now your pizza is done! Enjoy it!!! == * Pizza dough for 4 people( I will explain how to make the dough) * 14 oz of pureed tomatoes (passata) * 2 oz of mushrooms (champignons) in oil * 2 oz green olives * 2 oz black olives * 10 artichokes in oil * 8.5 oz mozzerella cheese * 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil * salt

Answer 2

My gf is Italian (I am English). I thought i was a good cook when i met her but i found out i am a useless cook when i tasted her food. Any they cook pasta same as we would just boiling it with a little salt added i believe. Then, when totally cooked she drains it and pours it into the frying pan with whatever it is going to be with. So, first thing is the frying pan on, little olive oil, garlic and herbs which she leaves patiently before adding the bacon or sausage pieces or salmon pieces or whatever stuff (pasta goes on to the boil somewhere around this time aswell i believe). Then it all fries to a perfect point of taste (that you will have to learn through trial and error i guess- probably around 5 mins) then that's when she throws the pasta in and mixes. It tastes like heaven everytime.

Recommendations: Pasta with Salmon and cream. Obviously quite fattening one and heavyish but it's beautiful and not sickening as you might imagine. Fry the tiny salmon pieces in olive oil with your herbs and a little garlic, then add the cooked pasta to frying pan, then pour in a regular thing of cream and mix around for a minute or so. Have a french stick on hand! (adds to the meal for me, although my gf doesn't have anything with it despite liking french sticks). Also you can add (a little) broccoli with the salmon when in frying and i find that goes great with this dish too, just don't put too much.

I hope i have given a decent answer but i am not Italian myself of course and i am not my girlfriend (I just watch and copy her).

Another tip: if you don't have already get a "grill-pan" (like a frying pan with with uneven cooking surface). That's often how many Italians cook steak and pork etc. Pork is amazing in grillpan (it doesn't come out good fried in normal pan and grilled it is usually tougher). Everyone should learn more about Italian cooking as i intend to. Thanks and All the best!

Answer 3

1. Buy spaghetti

2. One ideal portion for day-to-day eating purposes would be 50 to 80 g of spaghetti per person

3. Boil enough water and put salt

4. When water boils, put the spaghetti

5. On every pack there's written how many minutes you should let the spaghetti cook. Wait for that number of minutes. Now if you want pasta to be "al dente" (see al-dentefor meaning) that is the time when you take the spaghetti off the pan and go to step 6. If you like your pasta a little softer, wait for a few minutes, but not too many, otherwise it'll be overcooked! Take one spaghetto out of the pan and try it to check the consistency.

6. Put a colander in the sink, covering the drain.

7. Put the spaghetti in the colander

8. Add sauce of choice

9. Eat and enjoy!

(It's easier to do than to describe)