Paste is the dish, most popular in Italy, which also Russians already managed to try out. Moreover, many of them began to understand nuances of its preparation, for example, in how to achieve a state "al an awning".
Paste in Italy it is accepted to call practically any pasta regardless of their form and the size. At the same time the same word designates also the dish prepared from them.
"Al awning"
In cookery the term "al awning" designates a certain degree of readiness of a garnish, and it can treat not only paste, but also other its types, for example, to rice. This term represents a transcription of the Italian expression of "al dente" which can be translated as "on teeth". In this case means that in the course of preparation of any given garnish the degree of its readiness is chosen such that at a soft top layer it kept an elastic core.
We love this way of preparation of products gourmets not only because it gives to a dish necessary consistence at which its ingredients, on the one hand, form a whole, and on the other hand, each of them has a certain isolation thanks to the fact that they don't stick together among themselves. Besides, paste, the rice or other garnish prepared thus possesses lower glycemic index in comparison with the preparation option assuming full readiness. It can be important for the people having the increased sugar level in blood.
Preparation time
Ordinary it is necessary to cook the real paste made of firm grades of wheat to a condition of full readiness not less than 7 minutes. Thus, the state "al an awning" can achieve if to prepare paste within 5-6 minutes. However it must be kept in mind that preparation time of different types of paste to a state "al an awning" can strongly differ depending on its look. So, thicker walls of paste of a separate type or larger size of one unit of a product will lead to the fact that its preparation will require much more time, than for the paste crushed more. Therefore in order that it is correct to prepare "al awning" paste, experts in the field of cookery recommend to study attentively the label of that product which you got. On it the recommended preparation time will be without fail specified and to achieve a state "al an awning", it is necessary to cook it 1-2 minutes less, than it is specified on packing. However, to receive the guaranteed result, experienced cooks recommend before removing paste from fire, to try a dish and to make sure that it reached readiness degree necessary to you, and only then to disconnect a plate.