Wednesday, July 18, 2018

RECIPE: Delicious Weeknight Brown Butter Sage Pasta

Optionally:
- Add 1 cup of Parmesan cheese at the end of cooking
- 1 chopped onion and/or 3-4 smashed/chopped cloves of garlic can be cooked with the butter in the first step

Ingredients:
- One bunch sage - 20-30 leaves, washed and stemmed
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 pound pasta

Cook pasta according to package directions BUT: drain the pasta 2 minutes before it’s done and reserve one cup of cooking water before draining.

Meanwhile, in a large saucepan on medium-high heat, melt the butter.  (If adding onion and garlic, do so now and cook them down before adding the sage.)

When the butter is done frothing, add the sage and cook until butter is light brown and the sage is wilted.  Add the cooked pasta and 3/4 of the reserved pasta water. Cook for a few minutes until the pasta is done. (Add Parmesan cheese now, if using.)  Add the rest of the water if necessary.

Season with salt and pepper and eat while hot.

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