Bringing It Together

Fresh pasta cooks quickly so you want to make sure everything is ready before you send your noodles into the pool. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and add a good handful of kosher salt. Use a lot as this is the only time to season the noodles. Don't add salt before your water boils or you'll scar the bottom of your pot. Cook the noodles until they are "al dente" meaning they have a little bite left to them in the center. They should not be mushy! Drain noodles easily with a pasta pot.

Add a ladle full of sauce to the bottom of your serving dish, add cooked pasta and then top with more sauce. Gently toss, top with parmesan and you're ready to eat. Mangia!

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