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How To Cook Perfect Pasta: The Untraditional Way

Start off by seasoning cold water with salt and olive oil and bring to a rolling boil. A nice large pan is essential to ensure it all has sufficient room to cook evenly. The olive oil is to stop the pasta from sticking together.
Add pasta and turn once it begins to "melt."
Taste the pasta. It's done once it's tender, but still firm when bitten (AKA al dente).
Drain your pasta and season it with one tablespoon of olive oil, salt, and freshly cracked black pepper.

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Measure 400 grams of rice.
Rinse off the dust and starch with cold water. Always use cold water.
Put your rice into the pan. Infuse it with cardamom pods, star anise, salt, and pepper.
One part rice to one and half part water. Use cold water.
Put the lid on, ...

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Use a long, flexible knife to de-skin the fillet.
Start at the tail end of the fillet with a small cut to get your knife positioned almost horizontally to the skin and fillet so it can slide in between the two.
Use the skin to pull the fillet towards your knife as you move...

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Leave the root on the onion.
Cut the onion so you slice through the roots.
Have 1 finger in front and 2 fingers behind as you set your hand on the cutting board. The knuckle of the front finger will guide the knife as you cut the onion.
Cut slices of the onion with ...

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