Other original types of pasta (without white wheat) and how to cook them

Konjac or shirataki noodles: how to cook them

They can be eaten as is, opening the package and draining them, adding them as a salad or fresh dish, although since they have no flavor they areIt is usually better to cook them even in a rich broth and accompany them with vegetables.

Otherwise, can be used just like spaghetti or other Asian pastas, although taking into account that their cooking time is much shorter (a minute is usually enough), their texture and that they have no flavor.

One of the best ways to use them is in Chinese or Japanese-inspired dishes, since very tasty ingredients are used that enhance the dish.

Keep in mind… When you buy a package and go to use it, drain it and wash the noodles a little. Look at the instructions on the package, because according to the thickness of the noodles may need more or less cooking. Then you can briefly stir-fry them with other ingredients or directly make a ramen-type soup with miso, shiitake mushrooms, tofu, vegetables, etc.How to preserve konjac paste. Contrary to Italian pasta, which we usually buy almost always dry, and which saves phenomenally in the pantry, these noodles have to be kept refrigerated and taking into account the expiration date marked on the container. However, since they are small packages, you most likely won’t have any leftovers and you won’t have to save them.

Cellophane noodles: how to use them in the kitchen

To use them, check the package instructions. They can be used as normal noodles boiling them briefly, or just soaking them for a little while in hot water. Then you just have to drain them well and, if you want to skip them, wash them under running water in a strainer to release part of the starch that makes them stick together. So we are looser.

Keep in mind… If you go too far they break easily, so always remember that when you are going to make a soup with them, add them almost at the end of cooking.Before you buy them. This pasta is also wheat and gluten free, but It doesn’t hurt to check before you buy them. As there are usually different varieties, you can always choose the one that most appeals to you or the one that the recipe you are going to prepare asks for.

Soba Noodles: Tips for Making Them

In Japan they take them both hot and cold accompanied by sauces, especially in the summer months.
To cook them, always check the instructions on the package. They are usually about 3 minutes of cooking or 10 minutes resting in hot water.

Keep in mind… If you want to skip them and have them stay loose and whole, try not to overcook and rinse them a bit in a pasta colander before transferring them to the pan.Before you buy them. Check the ingredients before buying them, because there are some that do carry a small amount of wheat flour along with buckwheat.

Legume pasta: how to cook it

Always look at the instructions on the package and try the pasta before taking it out and serving it, in case you like it a little softer. But never overcook or the pasta will break very easily.

Keep in mind… when it gets cold tends to get hard and rubbery so when you go to reheat it, do it better by submerging it for a minute in boiling water and draining it, so we avoid having a dry and hard pasta. It is also worth adding it directly to soups and stews, since with the liquid and the heat it improves its texture.How to keep it. Another good thing about these pastas is that do not need refrigeration They are sold dry and can be stored in the pantry in a tightly closed jar so that they do not collect moisture.