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This is no ordinary pasta. This is pure indulgence in pasta form! This is Brown Butter Pasta. The name itself might seem simple, but it contains magnitudes of flavor you must taste to believe. The pasta is draped in a rich, sweet, savory, and nutty brown butter and caramelized onion sauce with the creaminess of a carbonara! You'll be amazed what a few simple ingredients you have in your pantry can do when brought together like this! Brown Butter Pasta is a taste-beauty!
This is no ordinary pasta. This is pure indulgence in pasta form! This is Brown Butter Pasta. The name itself might seem simple, but it contains magnitudes of flavor you must taste to believe. The pasta is draped in a rich, sweet, savory, and nutty brown butter and caramelized onion sauce with the creaminess of a carbonara! You'll be amazed what a few simple ingredients you have in your pantry can do when brought together like this! Brown Butter Pasta is a taste-beauty!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 large onions finely sliced
- Maldon salt to taste, can substitute sea salt
- 7 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces long pasta such as linguine or spaghetti
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded or grated
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- black pepper to taste
- basil leaves optional, to taste, for garnish
Directions
- In a large skillet over low heat, add the olive oil.
- Add the onions to the hot oil and season them with the salt.
- Cook the onions, while stirring occasionally, until they are golden and caramelized, about 20 minutes. Set the onions aside.
- In a pan over medium heat, melt the butter and cook, while stirring constantly, until it stops foaming, turns light amber in color, and smells nutty, about 5 minutes. Be careful not to let the butter burn.
- In a large pot of salted, boiling water, add the pasta and cook it to al dente, according to the package directions.
- In a bowl, add the egg yolks, the parmesan, the lemon juice, and the black pepper and whisk to combine.
- While whisking constantly, add a small amount of the hot pasta water to the egg yolk mixture, a little at a time, until the eggs are tempered.
- In a blender, add almost all of the caramelized onions, reserving a few for garnish if desired, the browned butter, and a splash of the pasta water and cover the blender.
- Blend the onion mixture until creamy.
- Drain the pasta.
- Add the onion sauce and the egg mixture to the pasta and stir and toss to combine. Make sure to do so quickly while the pasta is still hot so the tempered eggs in the egg mixture can cook into a creamy component of the sauce.
- Taste the pasta mixture for seasoning and add the salt and the black pepper, as needed.
- Serve garnished with the reserved caramelized onions and the basil leaves.
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