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Step 5 of 8 · Weeknight Pasta Lab

Lemon butter in 8 minutes

Lemon butter in 8 minutes — step 5 of 8 in Weeknight Pasta Lab. Melt 40 g butter with the zest of 1 lemon. Add spaghetti, a squeeze of juice, pasta water, 30 g parmesan off heat. Taste for salt.

Zest in the butter, juice at the end so it stays bright.
Zest in the butter, juice at the end so it stays bright.

Free food & cooking tip: Lemon butter in 8 minutes (step 5 of 8 from "Weeknight Pasta Lab").

Melt 40 g butter with the zest of 1 lemon. Add spaghetti, a squeeze of juice, pasta water, 30 g parmesan off heat. Taste for salt. This is the one you cook when the fridge is empty besides a lemon.

In the photo: Zest in the butter, juice at the end so it stays bright.

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