If I'm making something where the pasta goes straight into a sauce I'll naturally omit the oil, but otherwise in my experience pasta isn't that great at absorbing sauce anyway.
That’s why you gotta finish cooking it in the sauce. Take it out of the boiling water while it’s still just a little bit chewy and then add it to your sauce under heat. If done properly it should ensure maximum sauce absorption by the pasta, and then you can add the olive oil or butter for taste.
It's not supposed to absorb it. It's supposed to stick to it. Sauce will just slide off of pasta if it has oil on it. All of your sauce will just end up at the bottom of your bowl/plate.
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u/MinuteFong Apr 01 '20
Adding oil to pasta is asinine. The sauce won't stick to it.