Creamy Ricotta Pasta Sauce
I savor the gustation as well as texture of a classic cream sauce, but what I don’t savor is that they tend to last really rich, as well as filling. I mean, come upwards on, I’m trying to salve room for the tiramisu.
However, past times using ricotta cheese, as well as egg, as well as some boiling pasta water, nosotros tin brand a sauce that seems every chip every bit creamy, as well as delicious, but volition nevertheless let us to walk away from the tabular array nether our ain power.
I added some pesto to mine this time, but that could convey been some sun-dried tomato plant paste, or roasted chilies, or caramelized mushroom, or diced-up, leftover grilled veggies, or…you function the idea. The technique is actually the matter to focus on here, as well as in 1 trial perfected, you’ll but last left trying to figure out what else to add together in, or on this lovely sauce.
As I mentioned inwards the video, I honey to transcend this pasta amongst ricotta salata. If you’ve never had it before, it’s worth a try, as well as non precisely for this dish. Ricotta salata is a cracking summertime cheese, since it’s perfect amongst things similar tomato plant salads, as well as grilled peaches, precisely to call a few. So, function along that inwards mind, but inwards the meantime, I actually promise y’all hand this a endeavour soon. Enjoy!
Ingredients for ii large or four pocket-size portions:
For the sauce base:
- 1/2 loving cup ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, summation to a greater extent than to gustation
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly solid position down dark pepper
- zest from 1 lemon
- cayenne to taste
- about 2/3 loving cup hot pasta water, summation to a greater extent than if needed
- For the pasta:
- 8 ounces dry out pasta, cooked 1 infinitesimal under
- 1/4 loving cup pesto, or to taste
- lots of grated ricotta salata to finish