Pasta al Limone

🥘 Ingredients

• olive oil 2-3 tbsp
• garlic ½ head
• fresh red chili ¼
• pasta 200 g
• salt
• pasta water 100 ml
• salt
• butter 30 g
• lemon ½
• fresh parsley small bunch
• parmesan 30 g
• lemon ½
• parmesan

1. 1

   In a large pan warm olive oil over low heat. Add garlic and fresh red chili . Let the garlic sweat gently for 2-3 minutes
2. 2

   Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with salt according to package directions until just al dente. Reserve pasta water before draining.
3. 3

   Add the drained pasta to the pan with garlic and chili. Season with salt and add a splash of the reserved pasta water. Toss well. Add butter and stir until melted and the sauce turns creamy.
4. 4

   Squeeze in the juice of lemon . Add fresh parsley and parmesan . Toss everything together, adding a little more pasta water if needed to keep it silky and saucy.
5. 5

   Serve immediately on a warm plate. Zest lemon over the top using a fine grater and finish with a little more grated parmesan .