Can you reboil/recook undercooked pasta to make it normal?

Answer 1

Yes you can . some fast food restaurants prepare pasta by parboiling the pasta and reheat it before serving it ,you would never know.

Answer 2

I worked in restaurants for 20 yrs, ok, I was a waitress, but I always watched, asked questions and now I'm a great cook. Yes you can re cook. At one rest. the chef would cook almost all the way, then drain with a lot of cold water. When customer ordered the 'pasta of the night' he's drop it into boiling water to reheat and cook a bit further.

Also, undercooking is common when you are going to further prepare it... I slightly undercook my pasta, then I saute veggies and add skim milk or chicken broth and add the pastal, to let it absorb the broth flavor and finish cooking. good luck!

Answer 3

Only bake it if that was the plan from the beginning. Baking it will dry it out a bit, by sucking up all the sauce basically. If the pasta is already mixed with the sauce, add more sauce. If you don't have any more sauce, get creative, add a can of tomatos (or fresh), maybe salsa, or a small amount of milk... use water as the VERY last resort. My suggestion is just to throw the pasta back into some hot water.

Answer 4

Recook

Answer 5

Absolutely - restaurants do it all the time - they partially cook it (called parboiling) and then finish it up later prior to serving.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta - return to a boil and cook to desired tenderness.

Answer 6

Absolutely! We do it at my restaurant all the time. We pre-cook it til almost done and put it in the walk-in when we need pasta we just toss it into boiling salted water til it's done.

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

Yeah it's possible

Answer 9

Thanks for the replies, greatly appreciated.