Italian
Pasta al Limone
by Cucina con Ruben · 548K subscribers on YouTube
A creamy lemon pasta made by infusing lemon zest in water overnight, then using that water along with butter, garlic, basil, and lemon leaves to create a fragrant sauce. Finished with plenty of Parmesan, extra lemon zest, and black pepper. Perfect for a birthday celebration.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
10 items- 3 pcsLemonsfor zest and lemon water
- Waterfor lemon water and cooking pasta
- Olive Oilto taste
- Butterto taste
- 2 pcsGarliccloves
- Basilfresh, to taste
- Lemon Leaves(optional) — optional
- Paccherito taste
- Parmigiano Reggianograted, to taste
- Black Pepperfreshly ground, to taste
Method
- Take the zest from 3–4 lemons and place it in cold water. Refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, heat olive oil and butter in a pot. Add 2 cloves of garlic and the lemon zest from the water.
- Add a splash of the lemon water, fresh basil, and lemon leaves. Stir well.
- Cook the paccheri pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water.
- When the pasta is ready, transfer it to the sauce. Add more butter, plenty of grated Parmesan, extra lemon zest, and a generous grind of black pepper. Mix well.
- Serve immediately.
Cucina con Ruben
Home cookReviewer548K subscribers on YouTube242.9M total channel viewsRuben Bondi - cucina italiana, kosher e giudaico-romana. Diventato noto durante il lockdown cucinando dal balcone a Trastevere.
