Italian
Pasta dei Cornuti
by Federico Fusca Chef · 332K subscribers on YouTube
Pasta dei Cornuti is a traditional Italian dish with a curious name and a legend. This quick recipe uses butter, lemon zest, spaghetti, and Parmigiano Reggiano to create a creamy sauce. Quick, simple, and delicious.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
5 items- 250 gSpaghetti
- 100 gButter
- 120 gParmigiano Reggianograted
- 1 pcsLemonzest only
- Black Pepper(optional) — to taste
Method
- Take a nice piece of butter, cut it, and put it in the pan.
- Melt it slowly until creamy.
- Take a lemon and grate the zest into the butter.
- When the butter is fully melted, add a ladle of water.
- Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water only to soften; they should remain raw.
- When the spaghetti are softened but still raw, drain them and add them to the pan with the butter.
- Continue cooking, adding hot water little by little, letting the starches release and bind with the butter.
- Remove from heat and add a generous amount of Parmigiano Reggiano, tossing to emulsify.
- Plate forming a nest, garnish with lemon zest and a bit of pepper.
Federico Fusca Chef
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