Spaghetti With Browned Butter And Crispy Bread Crumbs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup grated mizithra cheese or 1 cup ricotta salata
• 2 tablespoons grated mizithra cheese or 2 tablespoons ricotta salata
• 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti until al dente.
• 2 meanwhile, in a small skillet, heat the olive oil.
• 3 add the bread crumbs and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until browned, about 2 minutes.
• 4 remove the toasted bread crumbs from the heat and add the lemon zest.
• 5 season with salt, pepper, & crushed red pepper flakes and let cool.
• 6 stir in the parsley.
• 7 in a small, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat.
• 8 cook until foamy and dark brown, about 5 minutes.
• 9 remove from the heat.
• 10 drain the pasta and return it to the pot.
• 11 add the browned butter and the cheeses, season with salt and pepper and toss.
• 12 transfer to a platter, sprinkle with the bread crumbs and serve with the remaining dressing on the side.
• 13 *myzithra is a greek sheep's-milk cheese that is similar in texture to a dry ricotta cheese.