Pasta water in the sink? So you better not do this

2021-03-28T10:10:30.134Z

When you cook pasta, there is one thing you must remember: never just pour pasta water down the drain. We'll tell you why.

When you cook pasta, there is one thing you must remember: never just pour pasta water down the drain.

We'll tell you why.

There is starch in pasta.

This starch is released into the water when the pasta is cooked, so that the pasta water takes on a cloudy color.

This creates something that can play a major role in your culinary skills: it is called "liquid gold" in some places - on World Noodle Day we explain what it is all about.

Liquid gold: that's why pasta water helps you cook

The pasta water is often perceived as unclean and therefore usually thrown away with a clear conscience.

But that's wrong!

Because the

cloudy liquid helps you

to make your pasta sauce even tastier.

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And this is how it works: The pasta water combines with your sauce.

The starch changes the consistency of the pasta sauce because it combines pasta, oil and water into an inseparable mixture.

The starch in your

pasta water is therefore a thickener - and a real delight for every pasta fan!

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Pasta water for tasty pasta

So if you collect your pasta water and don't just carelessly pour it down the drain, but mix some of it into your sauce, you bind the liquids and oils together and create a

creamy, thick and tasty sauce that sticks to the pasta perfectly

By the way: for this reason, you shouldn't put

your P

asta off after cooking.

Tip

: If you accidentally pour your pasta water down the drain for routine reasons, we recommend other tricks to

thicken sauces

: For example, the

water from black beans

in a can

makes

your sauce wonderfully creamy.

But it is best to

always use a ladle to

scoop off

some

pasta

water once or twice

before

draining the pasta

and pour it into a bowl or cup.

You can then pour the pasta into the strainer over the drain as usual.

Good Appetite!

By the way:

pasta water is also an excellent cleaning agent.

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