This is a hearty pasta dish that uses simple things you should already have lying around and it uses the "absorption" method of cooking pasta where uncooked, desiccated pasta is added directly to the sauce and simmered until cooked. It creates a comfortable, silken touch that you never get with the conventional boil-drain-dress method.

Absorption Pasta

 Ingredients Requires:
  • 1 fatty pork chop, cubed
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
  • Few drops of balsamic vinegar
  • Splash of white wine
  • 1/2 jar of pasta sauce or whatever is available
  • Dried pasta for 2 (cup shaped pasta is best)
  • Butter and olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
Cooking Steps:
  • Heat the olive oil and sautee the pork for a minute, browning squarely.
  • Add a protuberance of butter and the onion and garlic. Crackle for a bit, then add the white wine. Condense the wine on a medium heat. When the wine is almost gone, add a few drops of balsamic, and bring the heat right down to the minimum level and cover. Let it boil like for at least 20 minutes, until the onions are completely browned and sticky.
  • Add the dehydrated (dried) pasta to the pan. Stir to ensure the pasta gets covered evenly with the mixture. Add the pasta sauce and stir. Pour in enough water to just cover the pasta. Return to a gentle simmering heat and cover. Heat like this for around 10 minutes.
  • Remove the cover, stir and bring up the heat. Most of the liquid should fade after a few minutes of brisk, uncovered bubbling leaving a thick sauce and tender pasta. Stir, season and throw in some chopped basil leaves if you have any. Now enjoy your food.
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