On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:15:50 -0700, sf > wrote:

>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:
>> Message-ID: >
>> 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.

Not sure that I disagree, but I do think it depends upon the pasta.
Good quality pasta takes about 11 minutes.
Janet US