Brown Butter Pasta
- 1 cup Salted Butter, Sliced Into 2-tablespoon-sized Pieces
- 1 package (13.2 Oz. Size) Whole Grain Thin Spaghetti
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- Parmesan For Sprinkling On Top
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
- How to brown butter: Brown butter is butter thats heated until its milk solids turn brown.
- Use a stainless-steel pan; the butter sticks to aluminum.
- Whatever you do, dont use a black-bottomed pan, because you wont be able see whats happening to the butter.
- Any heat will work, but medium is what I recommend.
- Some people like to strain out the specks, but I dont; thats what makes brown butter brown butter.
- Watch the butter closely.
- When youve got the shade youre looking for, pull the pan from the heat and dip the bottom into a waiting bowl or sink filled with water to arrest the cooking.
- Otherwise, make sure you pull the pan before the butter achieves the right color, because it will continue to brown for another minute or so in a hot pan.
- It will also have a nutty aroma when done and should be an amber color.
- Cook the pasta until al dente and drizzle a little olive oil over it so that the noodles wont stick together.
- Plate portions of pasta and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Pour brown butter over the top.
- Serve with grated parmesan cheese and chili flakes if using.
- I dont use too much brown butter as I dont want it so buttery.
- I normally use about 1/8 of a cup per plate of butter, but you can use any amount you like.
- Serve with warm flat bread.
butter, olive oil, salt, parmesan for, red pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/brown-butter-pasta/ (may not work)