Brown Butter Sage and Parmesan Pasta. Cook pasta until it is tender, but not quite done. Meanwhile, place butter in a skillet or saucepan large enough to hold the cooked pasta; turn heat to medium, and add sage. This four ingredient pasta comes together in just a few minutes and is far greater than the sum of its parts.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
Add the sage, salt, and pepper.
Salt the water and cook the pasta until it is tender.
You can have Brown Butter Sage and Parmesan Pasta using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Brown Butter Sage and Parmesan Pasta
- You need 1 Package of Short Pasta (Rigatoni, Penne, Rotini).
- Prepare 20 of Sage Leaves.
- You need 1 Stick of Salted Butter.
- Prepare 1 Cup of Parmesan cheese, shredded.
- Prepare of Salt & Pepper.
- It's 3 of Garlic Cloves, peeled.
- You need 1/4 Cup of Capers.
- It's of Chili Flakes (optional).
Add veal stock to brown butter. Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss with the brown butter. Stir in the cheese until melted. For the sage browned butter: Melt the butter over medium heat in a large saute pan.
Brown Butter Sage and Parmesan Pasta step by step
- Cook the pasta according to the package in salted water..
- While the pasta is cooking prepare the brown sage butter. In a small saucepan add the butter, sage, and garlic. Let the butter melt and the sage to start crisping (about 3-4 minutes). Keep an eye on it because butter burns quickly. Once ready, strain the garlic and sage. Chop the sage and mash it with the garlic. Smash the garlic with a fork until it becomes a paste..
- When the pasta is ready, drain and add the butter and sage. Mix well and season with salt and pepper..
- Transfer to a bowl and top with the Parmesan and chili flakes. Enjoy!.
This recipe is a variation on one of my favorite pasta's - brown butter, mushrooms, and walnuts with Parmesan cheese. Instead, I used brown butter, mushrooms, and sage, with a generous serving of Parmesan cheese. It's so simple and easy to make and tastes like you've been slaving away in the kitchen for hours. Brown butter is magical like that. Using Brown Butter and Sage Sauce A few dishes in which brown butter and sage go perfectly are potato gnocchi or pumpkin gnocchi (add nutmeg and black pepper to the sauce, then finish off the dish with grated Parmesan and crushed toasted walnuts).