How to make: Buttered Noodles

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat and adds a different flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Boil water in a large pot and add salt.

Open a packet of spaghetti.

Cook 100 grams of spaghetti until done.

Place 15 grams of regular butter and 15 grams of pricier butter in separate bowls.

Split the cooked pasta equally into the two bowls and mix to emulsify the sauce.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Cook another 50 grams of spaghetti in boiling salted water.

In a separate pan, place a knob of butter to make brown butter, heating until it turns brown and smells nutty.

Remove the brown butter from heat before it burns.

Transfer the cooked pasta to the bowl with the pricier butter and cheese, mixing to emulsify the sauce.

Add a few spoonfuls of pasta water to achieve a runny sauce texture.

Add a generous amount of freshly cracked black pepper to balance the flavor.

Drizzle the dish with the brown butter before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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