PASTA LIMONE.- A refreshing take on pasta......

PASTA LIMONE.-  A very easy and fast preparation you can make any day of the week since it comes together in a flash using very few ingredients, plus I'm sure it will become a family favorite.

The ingredients you will need are:

2 Lemons, must be YELLOW LEMONS
12 oz or 340 g Spaghetti or other long Pasta
Kosher Salt, to taste
3/4 cup Heavy Cream
6 - 8 Tablespoons Butter - I use salted but unsalted is fine, your choice
3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, finely grated
Fresh ground Black Pepper, to taste

TO PREPARE:

Using a vegetable peeler or sharp small knife cut a 2 - 3 inch piece of lemon rind (yellow rind only) and then slice them into very fine strips, reserve.  Grate the zest from the two lemons and put it in a pot where you will make the sauce. Cut the lemons in half and juice them so you have about 2 - 4 tablespoons of lemon juice and place in a small bowl, depending on how tart you like it, start low and increase juice until it gives the taste wanted.

Place a large pot on the stove with water, add salt and bring to a rapid boil, add the pasta and cook until almost al-dente (it will finish cooking in the sauce).

While the pasta cooks, add the cream to the pot where you put the lemon zest and cook over medium heat until it just begins to simmer, about 2 minutes.  Reduce heat to low and begin adding the butter, one tablespoon at a time, whisking all the time and don't add more butter until the first one is completely incorporated, this will emulsify the sauce. Remove from the heat.

Just before the pasta is al-dente add about 1/2 cup of the pasta water and return the heat to medium. Using tons begin to transfer the pasta to the sauce, along with some of the liquid and cook the sauce while tossing the pasta and adding some cheese a little bit at a time so it doesn't clump up and sauce is creamy, about  minutes or so.  If the sauce looks too thick, add 1 - 2 tablespoons of the pasta water and add some of the lemon juice, make sure everything is mixed well and is creamy.

Taste the sauce and add salt if needed.  Add black pepper too. Once the seasonings are adjusted, you can serve in bowls topped with more cheese, pepper if desired and some of the think lemon rinds,

I am sure you will enjoy this dish!