Pasta with Browned Butter Time: however long it takes to get the water to boil
and cook the pasta plus 7 minutes.
Use your choice of commercial pasta - I like rigatoni for this but penne or elbow macaroni is good - or whatever is in the pantry is fine - should be bite-size, though, not tiny
1 cup or less pasta - rigatoni
2 tbs butter
pepper - lots
Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and put in serving bowl. Return pasta pan to medium heat. Add butter to pan and let it fry until it turns brown - being careful not to let it turn too dark or it will taste burnt. When brown reduce heat and add lots of black pepper and a bit of salt. Put pasta back into pan and stir to coat and reheat. Serve.
(Note: after removing the pasta it is best to add water to the pot or it is a bear to clean - or so mon mari tells me ;-) )
Cooking for Two? Or more?
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