BUTTER AND FRESH SAGE SAUCE

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An easy quick dish as long as you have some sage leaves. Serve with your favorite pasta. Add 1 cup of the hot water, from the pasta-cooking pot to the ingredients

Provided by Phil Franco

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup butter (to taste)
10 fresh whole sage leaves
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, lay in the sage leaves and heat until the butter is sizzling gently. Toast the leaves for 1 minute or so.
  • Ladle in 1 cup boiling pasta water; stir the sauce and simmer for about 2 minutes and reduce liquid by half before adding pasta. Grind the black pepper directly into the sauce. Add lemon juice.
  • Keep the sauce hot over very low heat; return to a simmer just before adding pasta
  • Finish cooked pasta and sauce in the skillet. Off the heat, toss in the cheese just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.1, Fat 28.5, SaturatedFat 18.1, Cholesterol 75.4, Sodium 541.9, Carbohydrate 1.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.3, Protein 7.8

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