Spaghetti with Brown Butter and Mizithra Cheese

I love this pasta served at the Old Spaghetti Factory. My boys devour this by the handfuls. It is a big crowd pleaser because its loved by both adults and kids. It is a good stand alone meal or you can serve it as a side dish to chicken or fish. It is ldelicious and can be made in less than 30 minutes.

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 cup Mizithra cheese (you can find this with specialty cheeses, I was able to find it easily at QFC)
Pasta of choice (I use spaghetti)

Directions:

Browned Butter Procedure: Cut 2 sticks of butter into 8 pieces and place in a 2-quart sauce pan. Place the pan of butter on a burner on medium heat. Bring butter to a slow boil (about 5 minutes).

Once the butter begins to boil, stir constantly to prevent residue from sticking to the bottom of the pan. As the butter cooks, it will start to foam and rise. Continue stirring, otherwise the butter foam could overflow (about 5 minutes) and catch fire (yikes)

Once the butter stops foaming and rising, cook until amber in color (about 1 to 2 minutes). It will have a caramel aroma.

Turn off the heat and remove pan from burner. Let the sediment settle to the bottom of the pan for a few minutes.

Pour the brown butter through a strainer into a small bowl. Do not disturb the residue at the bottom of the pan.

The brown butter can be stored in the refrigerator and reheated in a microwave as needed.

Boil the pasta of choice until Al Dente. Drain pasta and divide into four servings. Spread 1/4 cup of Mizithra over each pasta serving. Top with 1/4 cup of hot brown butter.

Recipe from CDKitchen