• Fresh pasta with sage butter is such a simple dish, but the sage is so pungent that it is always a hit. It needs lashings of freshly ground pepper and the best Parmesan you can find. Don’t be shy with either of those ingredients.

    Fresh pasta with sage butter

    Serves: 4
    Cooking Time: 20 mins

    Ingredients

    • 800g fresh pasta
    • 350g butter
    • 2 handfuls whole fresh sage leaves
    • freshly grated Parmesan, to taste
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

    Instructions

    1

    Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.

    2

    Melt the butter over medium heat.

    3

    Add the sage leaves and cook gently until they are quite hard, and their flavour has permeated the butter.

    4

    Remove and drain the pasta, then toss the sage butter through.

    5

    Season and serve immediately with lots of Parmesan.

     

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