Thursday, December 30, 2010

Salsa al Limone (Lemon Creme Sauce for Pasta)

From: The Multicultural Cookbook for Students
Roten, Lindsay Grace; Webb, Lois Sinaiko.

Description: Italian sauces are very easy to make and uncomplicated. This cream sauce is from the amalfi coastal region of Italy.

Serves: for 2-4 servings of pasta
Time: ???

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 0.5 cup half and half
  • 2 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes, more or less to taste
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 1 cup parmesean cheese
  • 0.5 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
  1. Place cream, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, and lemon rind in saucepan and cook over medium-low heat about 20 minutes. Stir frequently until liquid is slightly thick and reduced to about 1 cup.
  2. Place sauce in pasta bowl and add pasta. Toss pasta with an up-and-down rotating motion over bowl, until pasta is completly covered with sauce. Sprinkle in ½ cu pParmesan cheese, basil, and slat and pepper to taste and continue to toss and coat pasta. Sprinkle top with remaining cheese, remaining red pepper flakes, more or less to taste, basil, and salt and pepper to taste.

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