Add 2 tablespoons
of cooking water from the pasta to help temper the eggs.
Add a little
of the cooking water if the sauce is too thick.
Add the ricotta, puréed squash and 1/2 cup
of the cooking water from the pasta, stirring until combined.
Reserve 1⁄3 cup
of the cooking water before draining the pasta.
If you are using it for pasta, I find when that you get more of a sauce if you take a bit
of the cooking water from the pasta and add it to the pesto.
If you are using it on pasta, add a little bit
of the cooking water to make a smooth sauce.
Add a little
of the cooking water if the pasta seems dry.
Scoop out
some of the cooking water and set aside.
If it has become too thick, thin it with a small spoonful
of the cooking water; stir well to incorporate it.
Cook the pasta for 8 minutes and drain, reserving 1/2 cup
of the cooking water.
When mixture finishes cooking, add to the pasta pot, along with the remaining 2 Tbs of butter and 1/4 cup
of the cooking water.
Drain, reserving one cup
of the cooking water.
Place beets in a food processor and add a few tablespoons
of the cooking water.
As the legumes cook, all foam that rises to the top
of the cooking water is carefully skimmed off.
Drain the vegetables, reserving 3/4 cup
of the cooking water.
Drain, reserving a little
of the cooking water, and add bowties to broccoli.
12 - ounce package of whole grain pasta (I used Jovial's Gluten Free Brown Rice Fusilli), reserve about 1/2 cup
of the cooking water to use
Nutrient losses while microwaving depend mostly on cooking power, cooking duration and volume
of cooking water.
Adding even a splash
of cooking water helps pasta sauce cling to cooked noodles.
Reserve 1/4 cup
of the cooking water, then drain.
Reserve 3/4 cup
of the cooking water, drain the pasta, and return to the pot.
Reserve 2 cups
of cooking water before draining pasta.
Put all the ingredients into a blender and puree, thin with a little
of the cooking water if necessary.
Add a tablespoon or two
of the cooking water.
When it comes to vegetables like carrots and greens, just cut them into small pieces, steam them for a short time, then throw them in the blender with
some of the cooking water and puree them.
Drain (reserve 1/2 cup
of the cooking water), then place the green beans in a bowl of ice water to stop them from continuing to cook.
If you need them sooner, use a slotted spoon to carefully lift them out
of their cooking water.
Drain in a colander, reserving
some of the cooking water.
Drain (reserve 1/2 cup
of the cooking water) and squeeze out as much of the water as possible.
Put the peppers, pasta and parsley leaves in a large warmed bowl, toss together, add a little
of the cooking water and a few glugs of olive oil.
Undercook the pasta slightly, reserving a ladleful
of cooking water.
If needed, add a splash
of cooking water to finish.
Add the chickpeas and
some of the cooking water to obtain a not too dense soup.
Reserve a little
of the cooking water, drain the potatoes, and return to the pot.
Add salt at the end, then drain, reserving 1/4 cup
of the cooking water.
Drain, reserving 1/2 cup
of cooking water and set aside.
Reserve a 1/4 cup
of the cooking water and add to the pesto to thin the sauce and make it more creamy.
Reserve about a 1/4 cup
of the cooking water and add it to the pesto to thin the sauce make it more creamy and silky.
Drain the pasta and cauliflower reserving 2 cups
of cooking water.
Remove and reserve about 1/2 cup
of the cooking water, then drain the pasta and quickly toss with the zucchini, parsley, and mint.
If you are cooking your chickpeas from the dried form, CI notes that adding 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda per cup of dried chickpeas in 2 quarts
of cooking water tenderizes the chickpeas and their skins.
Next, steam or boil corn, then add cooked corn to a blender or food processor with 1/2 cup
of cooking water and salt.
Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup
of the cooking water.
While cooking the pasta, reserve a cup or so
of the cooking water.
Drain the pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup
of the cooking water.
Add 3/4 cup
of that cooking water to your blender, along with your remaining ingredients (including cashews).
Place the cooked chickpeas (reserve a handful for garnish), cooked garlic (and if you love garlic as much as we do, add 2 cloves of raw garlic at this stage) in a food processor with the remaining ingredients and half a cup
of the cooking water.
Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup
of the cooking water.
Drain, reserving 1/2 cup
of the cooking water, and return the pasta to the pot it was cooked in.
Place it in a blender with a splash
of the cooking water until you have a smooth puree.