Pasta with brown butter, lemon, and Parmesan

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Difficulty
Hard 💪
Preparation
20 min
Baking
30 min
Resting
1 min

Ingredients

2Servings
5⅓ tbsp
unsalted butter (diced)
302⅔ g
pasta
lemon
salt (for serving)
18⅔ g
Parmesan cheese

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Utensils

2 pots, tongs, whisk

  • Step 1/6

    • 302⅔ g pasta
    • pot

    Cool pasta in a large pot of boiling, generously salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al denote, about 2 minutes less then package directions (pasta will finish in the sauce).

  • Step 2/6

    • 5⅓ tbsp unsalted butter (diced)
    • lemon
    • pot
    • tongs

    Meanwhile, heat half of the butter in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium until melted. Add lemon slices and cook, stirring often, until softened and bottom of the pot is browned in spots 5-7 minutes. Using tongs, transfer one-third of lemon slices to a plate; set aside.

  • Step 3/6

    • whisk

    Just before pasta is al dente, scoop out 2 cups pasta cooking liquid. Add 1 1/2 cups pasta cooking liquid to butter sauce, (this may seem like a lot of liquid, but it will thicken once the remaining ingredients are added.) Add remaining butter a piece at a time, whisking until each piece is incorporated before adding more, until the sauce is emulsified and creamy.

  • Step 4/6

    • 18⅔ g Parmesan cheese

    Drain pasta and add to sauce. Cook, stirring often and adding 1 oz Parmesan a little at a time. Once all the cheese is added, continue to cook, still stirring, until cheese is melted and sauce is creamy and clings to pasta, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with an almost ridiculous amount of pepper. Toss once more.

  • Step 5/6

    • salt (for serving)

    Serve with more lemon and Parmesan

  • Step 6/6

    Enjoy!

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