Smooth, striped, penne ziti, just penne or just ziti: this shape is the ancestor of different version different in terms of name and sizes. They are typically Neapolitan and intrinsically related to marriage: ziti means grooms. this shape was often offered as opening dish in weddings.
Express Cooking
14 minutes
Line
Bulk
Pack Size
10 lbs (4540g)
Drawing
Bronze
double cooking time
pre-cooking
8 minutes
finish-cooking
1 minute
How to pre-cook and reheat Cut Ziti as an Italian chef
1
Pre-cooking
Bring water to boiling point (optimal ratio: 1 liter of water each 100 grams of pasta) and add salt to taste (optimal ratio: 10 grams of salt each liter of water).
After salt has dissolved and water is boiling again, pour pasta into the water and stir frequently.
2
Draining
Drain pasta according to the precooking time on the pack.
3
Blast chilling
Place pre-cooked pasta into a blast chilled at 4°C.
Refrigerate and use within 48 hours.
4
Heating
Boil pasta again in salted water for about 40/60 seconds.
Drain and sauté with the sauce.