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Brown Butter Sage Pasta recipe

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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:15 minutes
Total Time:20 minutes
Course: Main course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 200 g spaghetti
  • 25 g lightly salted butter
  • 10 sage leaves
  • 1 organic lemon
  • 50 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
  • Ground pepper

Instructions

  • Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water.
  • Meanwhile, zest and juice the lemon.
  • Prepare the sage butter.
    In a skillet, melt the butter. Add the sage leaves and simmer for 1 minute.
    Finely chop the sage leaves, if desired.
  • Add 4 tablespoons of pasta cooking water and the zest. Stir and simmer over low heat.
  • Drain the al dente spaghetti (keeping a little of the cooking water) and add it to the pan with the sage butter.
    Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, the Parmesan cheese, and a splash of cooking water.
    Mix well until you get a smooth, creamy paste.
  • Divide the spaghetti among plates, season with pepper, and enjoy immediately!
    You can add a little zest and Parmesan cheese.

Notes

For this recipe, I added Parmesan cheese to the sage, but you can leave it out, or simply sprinkle it over the dish when serving.