The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

for 1

minute,

drain,  and

cool.

Pasta Use bite-

sized

shapes.

Cook,   drain,

and cool.

Base    or

secondary

ingredient

Green

vegetables

like broccoli,

asparagus,

snap peas, and

green beans

Blanch  in  1

gallon

boiling

water   with

½   cup

kosher  salt

until   just

tender-

crisp;  cool

under   cold

running

Base    or

secondary

ingredient