So you’ll want to throw in your other ingredients while there’s still white stuff floating around (for a little more control over how they’re cooked), and keep a close eye on it from there. You’ll see it bubble, then foam, and once that white foam’s gone the rate of browning will really pick up. I brown my butter on medium-high heat, stirring constantly. So when you heat your butter, you’re first evaporating the water once this is gone the fats can heat up and start to brown the proteins. Those proteins have a lower smoke point than the fats, and they’re what you’re trying to brown, but they’re staying pasty as long as the fats are bobbing around chilling in all that water. Teeny bit of lactose too that kicks off the whole browning process. And also adding some instant nutty depth of flavour to your dish, etc.Įssentially, butter is mostly fat (around 80%), sitting in water, with a small 1-2% of milk protein (whey and casein). If you’ve never done it, you’re missing out on a great way to make other people who haven’t done it think that you’re better than you are in the kitchen. You’re still going to have a good time, just maybe not as good a thyme as you would with pink peppercorns. You can also substitute the thyme and pink peppercorns for all kinds of other excellent things, like rosemary, sage, oregano. They have a tangy heat, and a floral tone, and are my current favourite ingredient.
The thyme was perfect in lifting the richness of the brown butter, and the pink peppercorns? Just all round damn fine. To pair with the fruitiness of the lemon and dragonfruit, but also offset some of the sweetness, we chose a simple herb pairing of lemon thyme and pink peppercorns. Like, the whole dish was extraordinarily delicious, even if I do say so myself. We first made this to go with our red dragonfruit tortelli on Mother’s Day, and it was the perfect match. Instead, it needs 3 ingredients, and 3 minutes in a pan. Tempting though it is for my own amusement, I’m not going to give you a recipe that requires one ingredient and no cooking. It’s why we pair flavourful ravioli with a light tomato sauce, or why we give our paccheri extra bite and structure if we’re going to pack them with a hearty ragu.
Even if there are a heap of ingredients that go into it, the success of the sauce is in how it complements but never overshadows the pasta.
I guess the truth of it is that a good pasta sauce is always simple. Maybe a handful of grated cheese on top, and some pepper if we were in a gourmet kind of mood. I’m talking serious lazy food here: just a lump of cold butter stirred through warm pasta until it melted. Whenever we got home especially late after school, and everyone was exhausted, it was hard to hide our delight at the suggestion of plain old pasta with butter.
#Pink peppercorn lemon thyme crack
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