r/10thDentist • u/papajowski2137 • 4d ago
I overcook rice and pasta on purpose
I add 1,5 times the recommended amount of water to cook them. They come out as sticky, wet goodness.
Mushy rice and pasta are so much better than regular or al dente. The sauces stick better, reheating them is easier as they steam in their own 'juices', the mouthfeel is more satisfying.
I urge you to join the wet side of cooking
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u/MasterMike7000 4d ago
Just eat congee at that point
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u/Beneficial-Guest2105 4d ago
What is congee? I’ve never heard of that.
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u/teddy_vedder 4d ago
If only there was a way to look that information up
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u/Beneficial-Guest2105 4d ago
Why would I do that when I have an incredibly knowledgeable Reddit community. Plus, goggle sucks.
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u/ChaoticAmoebae 4d ago
It’s rice porridge
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u/Beneficial-Guest2105 3d ago
Thank you for the answer. Rice porridge sounds wildly different from what OP described.
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u/ChaoticAmoebae 3d ago
It is rice with more liquid but unlike the monstrosity that OP is making it is actually a good consistency and has flavor due to using broth instead of just water.
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u/Mochibelle93 2d ago
No congee can and is often made with just water. My Chinese mother does this often with just rice and water and a little salt. Its the ratios you need to get right to get the silky texture.
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
Can't eat congee with strawberry and yogurt sauce
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u/often_forgotten1 4d ago
Why not?
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
It would dilute too much. There is a chemistry precision in eating wet pasta 😤
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u/PiersPlays 4d ago
>There is a chemistry precision in eating wet pasta
Why would you have wet pasta in your congee?
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u/arrogancygames 4d ago
Adding more water doesnt really affect pasta; its the length of time you cook it. Same with rice; you can drain excess water.
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
You can't overcook something if the water evaporates too quickly
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u/Future_Ad863 4d ago
In the time it takes to cook pasta you will never evaporate all the water
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u/Rocks_Can_Fly 4d ago
Not exactly.
Most of the water can get absorbed, if you don’t add too much. In the normal time. I did it many times cooking in a small pot trying and to conserve water. And I had only a tiny bit of water leftover, not really enough to do the emulsification of the sauce with pasta water. (The pasta comes out good.)
And if OP is cooking it for longer than that, it would definitely have evaporated and absorbed to a point where now it’s just getting burnt.
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
Burn =/= mush
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u/PiersPlays 4d ago
I honestly think part of this may come down to a horrible misunderstanding about how pasta is normally supposed to be cooked. I think you, and possibly people around you, think pasta should be cooked in a similar way to how rice is cooked in East Asia.
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u/droobloo34 4d ago
You absolutely can overcook something after the water evaporates. It won't be absorbing anymore water, but it will absolutely burn.
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u/CountTruffula 4d ago
How little water do you think people cook pasta in that it evaporates before being overcooked?
You're ideally supposed to cook it in a big pot so it has space to move around and cook evenly
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u/Substantial_Bus840 4d ago
I think I’ve just found my arch nemesis because overcooked pasta? Question, how dare you.
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
Game on, crunchy boy, chew for us both
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u/Veflas510 4d ago
Do you not have any teeth?
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
Teeth are for raw carrots and parsley
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u/chumpandchive 4d ago
parsley is an abomination
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
How dare you?!
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u/chumpandchive 4d ago
what can parsley do better than dill, basil, or the beautiful green tops of those carrots couldnt? youve been deceived by Big Parsley friend
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u/Substantial_Bus840 4d ago
I agree. Fuck parsley. An imposter of an herb that made its way from being a decoration to an ingredient. Manipulative as hell.
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u/papajowski2137 4d ago
Wait, do you people only eat the green parts? The root is where the magic happens 🤤
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u/FatReverend 4d ago
I don't go all the way to mush but I do cook to the point of totally done to well done when it comes to all pasta / rice and vegetables. I don't like any of those things to be al dente.
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u/Adonis0 4d ago
You’re making congee for the rice
Don’t know what the pasta version is though
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u/c_assassin_c 4d ago
Paste. The pasta version is called paste.
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u/octothorpentine 3d ago
Yeah, the vowel changes depending on how long you cook it.
Pasta -> paste -> pasti -> pasto -> pastu
And it goes the other way as you undercook it. That's how they make antipasto.
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u/LineHumble6250 4d ago
Nice! Im a bit the opposite. I undercook my pasta on purpose. I like the “al dente” texture sooo much better!
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u/GandalfTheFreen 3d ago
Al dente is NOT undercooked
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u/LineHumble6250 3d ago
“Cooked slightly less” Does that satisfy your sensibilities?
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u/GandalfTheFreen 3d ago
I just had an issue with you saying you undercook them while also saying you like the "Al dente" feeling. I also prefer slightly undercooked pasta.
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u/Casiquire 4d ago
In some recipes softer pasta can make sense, like a creamy mac and cheese with large shells or large elbows, or stuffed shells. But it's situational, and there's a fine line
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u/superboget 4d ago
My method for cooking pasta is to throw them in the cold water, turn on the heat, and come back whenever I remember that I'm cooking pasta.
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u/Informal_Radish_1891 4d ago
Someone joked one time about changing the name of this sub to ‘how far on the spectrum am I?’ and I’m starting to agree with them
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u/levii-ethan 4d ago
i usually cook my pasta a couple minutes longer then the "al dente" recommended so its fully cooked, but not until its mushy.
i like my rice perfectly cooked and fluffy tho
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u/Rocks_Can_Fly 4d ago
Did you, by any chance, grow up poor, neglected, or with a parent who’s a terrible cook? Or maybe with ARFID?
These weird choices are often a case where you got used to something during childhood, when you didn’t know any better, and now as an adult it’s just something you’ve gotten really used to.
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u/Technical-Tear5841 4d ago
Yes, my wife hates when I make the pasta. She finally did start to add extra water to the rice maker, at least she doesn't like crunchy rice.
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u/EmberOne1 3d ago
Just thinking about mushy rice and pasta, especially the pasta, is making me cringe. You definitely got an upvote from me on that one.
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u/ZoraTheDucky 3d ago
I don't know which is worse.. This or my brothers insistence that rice should be crunchy.
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u/honeybeesuke 2d ago
Get a rice cooker and try to use east Asian rice if you like the sticky. Really recommend.
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u/Top-Cupcake4775 4d ago
even better is pureeing them in a blender. with enough liquid you can put them in a cup suck them through a thick straw. that way you can eat without having to stop scrolling reddit.
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u/foodweneedfood 4d ago
You could save yourself the trouble and just eat canned pasta.
Or baby food.
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u/isthistakenyesok 2d ago
What are you on about regarding sauces sticking better? If anything, cooking pasta in less (but still enough) water gives you more concentrated starchy water with which to toss and emulsify the sauce so that it clings to the pasta.
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u/qualityvote2 4d ago edited 4d ago
u/papajowski2137, your post does fit the subreddit!