On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:14:37 +0300, Opinicus
> wrote:

> On a recent episode of "Late Night With Seth Meyers" Martha Stewart
> prepared "One-Pot" linguini with tomatoes and basil, which involved
> making a quick sauce with cherry onion, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and
> basil then adding several cups of water followed by raw linguini.
> Simmer until done. The whole dish takes less than ten minutes.
>
> I've posted a clip in alt.binaries.multimedia cooking:
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> Subject: Martha's "One-Pot" linguini with tomatoes and basil
> Linkto-NZB: http://preview.tinyurl.com/ksv4q94
>
> I once saw Emeril do so something like this with lasagna noodles many
> years ago. The raw pasta is allegedly cooked in the sauce. I find this
> technique hard to believe. Has anyone ever tried it? What's the result
> like?
>

It sounds like a soupy mess to me. I've cooked cherry tomatoes and
they give off a lot of juice. It is hard to believe the amount of
water the recipe says to add would evaporate enough in 9 minutes
(which over cooks the pasta, IMO) to make an acceptable sauce.


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