It's a delicate balance between undercooked and overcooked. Too little time and you're left with a flavorless mess. Too much time and you're left with a charred disaster. But what if you intentionally aim for the middle ground? What if you deliberately, with purpose, overcook every dish?
Meet Chef Reginald P. Bottomsworth, the patron saint of overcooking. He's been perfecting the art of taking 5 minutes and turning it into 20. His secret? It's all about the anticipation, the tension, the drama of waiting for the inevitable burn.
But don't just take his word for it. Try it out for yourself! Here's a simple recipe for overcooking:
Ingredients: 1 cup pasta, 2 cups water, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon accidentally-licked-salt, 1/4 teaspoon overcooking-sugar (available at your local health food store)
Voila! Your overcooked masterpiece is served. Enjoy with a side of tears.
Want more overcooking? Click here for more recipes from the kitchen of Chef Reginald P. Bottomsworth.
Or, if you're feeling adventurous, try overcooking for science and see what kind of culinary chaos you can create!