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Rigatoni With Lemon-Chile Pesto & Grated Egg

Here's how you make Rigatoni With Lemon-Chile Pesto & Grated Egg
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 45m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 12 ounces rigatoni dry pasta (or other short pasta)
  • Kosher salt
  • 4 egg yolks (hard-boiled large)
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided - 1 stick)
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (Meyer)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (Meyer)
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 ounce Pecorino cheese (finely grated, about ½ cup)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente (pasta will still be opaque and very firm in the center). Drain pasta, reserving 1 1/2 cups pasta cooking liquid.

  • Step 2: Meanwhile, finely grate egg yolks on the small holes of a box grater and set aside.

  • Step 3: Heat 6 Tbsp. butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add both kinds of lemon zest and juice and red pepper flakes, swirling pan to incorporate. Add pasta and 1 cup pasta cooking liquid and cook, tossing often and adding more cooking liquid to help finish cooking pasta, until pasta is al dente and sauce is thickened and coats pasta, about 5 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

  • Step 4: Add Pecorino and remaining 2 Tbsp. butter to pasta and toss until melted. Serve pasta topped with reserved grated egg yolks.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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