Brown Butter Sage Sauce

🧂 Ingredients

• 12 ounces pasta of choice

  ravioli, rigatoni, tortellini, etc.
• 8 Tablespoons salted butter, cubed

  = 1 stick
• 6 to 8 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced
• 1½ Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• black pepper

  optional, to taste
• shaved parmesan

  optional, to taste

Instructions

• 1 Boil water for pasta and prepare according to package directions. Set a medium
  heatproof bowl aside. Meanwhile,
• 2 Add butter to a medium skillet (stainless steel or enameled cast iron
  preferred). Turn heat to medium and melt the butter, stirring often (1 to 2
  minutes).
• 3 Turn heat to medium-low and cook butter, stirring constantly, until it develops
  a rich, golden brown color and a nutty aroma. This process takes about 5
  minutes.
• 4 When the butter is browned, immediately pour into the heatproof bowl. Whisk in
  brown sugar, red pepper flakes and sage.
• 5 Combine cooked pasta with sauce in a large serving bowl and stir to coat; let
  stand 3-5 minutes. Serve and enjoy! Top with black pepper and/or Parmesan if
  desired.

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