BBQ Rigatoni
- 6 1/2 cups/1,462.5 grams water
- One 17.6-ounce/500-gram jar barbecue sauce
- 1 pound/453 grams dried rigatoni
- 6 tablespoons/84 grams unsalted butter
- Stir together the water and the barbecue sauce.
- Submerge the rigatoni in the barbecue water and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Drain the pasta from the liquid, reserving the barbecue water, and store the hydrated rigatoni in a zip-top bag in the refrigerator.
- In a large pot, combine the reserved barbecue water and enough clean water to equal roughly 4 quarts (4 liters).
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then add the soaked rigatoni.
- It will cook in less than 3 minutes.
- Taste for texture.
- When cooked to your satisfaction, drain the pasta and toss with the butter.
- Serve immediately.
water, barbecue sauce, rigatoni, butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/bbq-rigatoni-374149 (may not work)