lundi 26 août 2013

Tips To Make Baked Ziti

By Mike Johnson


One of the most delicious Italian pasta dishes is definitely the baked ziti. Just like preparing sugar cookies, this recipe is very easy to go by. If you have some light green salad and some bread too, then you can serve with those. Your family will absolutely be drooling for this dish every weeknight. You can follow the simple guide below and see how amazing this recipe will turn out!

For the ziti ingredients, you'll need 450g dried pasta; 820ml quick marinara sauce; 10g salt; 450g mozzarella (half thinly sliced and half cut into 1cm cubes); 75g grated parmesan (freshly grated and divided); Pinch of red pepper flakes and Freshly ground black pepper. With the method for for the Ziti, first, preheat the oven up to 200^(0)C/Gas 6. Heat water in a large pot until you bring it to the boil, add salt generously and then boil the pasta until it is tender but ensure it is still firm, then drain it. Toss the cooked pasta with marinara sauce in a large sized bowl, adding in the cubed mozzarella pieces, black pepper, 30g of Parmesan and the red pepper flakes.

Take a 23cm by 33cm baking dish, oil it well and then pour in the pasta into it. The top of the pasta is then covered with the sliced mozzarella. Use the Parmesan that is remaining to sprinkle it over.

Oil a 23cm by 33cm baking dish, and then pour in the pasta. Cover the top of the pasta well with the sliced mozzarella. Using the Parmesan that had earlier remained, sprinkle it over the pasta. Bake it till you notice a light brown color. It should bake for about half an hour. Serve it once it is ready.

For the method for the sauce, in the first step, you are required to heat the oil in a medium sized saucepan over medium-high heat. After doing so, saute the garlic and onion and stir those until they appear to be light brown in color. You should then take the tomatoes and add in them in together with the herb sprigs and then bring to a boil. You will now lower the heat, cover and simmer for approximately 10 minutes.

For the preparation, take a saucepan that is medium sized, oil it and heat it over medium-high heat. After this, saute the onion and garlic and stir continuously till they turn to a light brown. Add in the tomatoes plus the herb sprigs and bring them to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes while covered.

Finally, take out the herb sprigs and throw them away. Season it with pepper to taste, after adding in the salt. Use it immediately it is done or optionally, store it in the fridge but only for up to 72 hour. If you decide to freeze your baked ziti, do so for up to 2 months only.




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