Brown Butter Spaghetti With Greek Mizithra Cheese Recipes

MIZITHRA BROWNED BUTTER PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of salted, boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• When pasta is almost done, start slowly melting butter over medium heat until golden. Skim butter solids off top. Toss pasta with butter. Sprinkle with cheese to taste.

PASTA WITH BROWNED BUTTER & MIZITHRA CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Cut the butter into tablespoon-sized pieces and place in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring the butter to a slow boil--about 5 minutes.
• 2. When the butter starts to boil, stir constantly to prevent residue from sticking to bottom of pan. As the butter cooks it will start to foam and rise. Continue stirring (about 5 more minutes). Otherwise the foam could overflow and catch fire.
• 3. When the butter stops foaming and rising, cook until amber in color (about 1 to 2 minutes). It will have a pleasant caramel aroma.
• 4. 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.
• 5. The brown butter can be stored in the refrigerator and reheated in the microwave as needed.
• 6. Boil the pasta according to package directions and divide into four servings. Spread 1/4 cup of mizithra over each pasta serving. Top with 1/4 cup of hot brown butter. Enjoy!
• 7. NOTE: Some people, myself included, actually like the residue from the bottom of the pan to spoon a bit over the pasta. But be careful: this makes it extra salty. If mizithra is unavailable, a blend of ricotta salata and romano may be substituted.

BROWN BUTTER SPAGHETTI WITH GREEK (MIZITHRA) CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti until al dente.
• Drain spaghetti and leave in colander or drainer.
• Put butter (and garlic and oregano, if using) into hot pan and put it back on the burner, making sure heat is medium to medium-high.
• Stirring constantly, cook butter until it's a nice, light to medium brown.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Quickly return spaghetti to pan, turning to coat the strands with the butter; the spaghetti should glisten with the light coating of butter.
• At this point, you can add a bit more butter if you like.
• Once butter coats spaghetti, add cheese and mix well, so that bits of the mizithra are sticking to the spaghetti evenly.
• Grind a bit of pepper over the dish and mix again.
• Serve with extra mizithra and pepper.

SPAGHETTI MIZITHRA (GREEK-STYLE SPAGHETTI) THE SPAGHETTI FACTORY

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti until until tender but firm to the bite and drain.
• Melt butter in a large skillet and cook just until it turns brown.
• Meanwhile, combine chesses.
• Place spaghetti on warm platter, sprinkle with mixed chesses, then drizzle with browned butter.
• Sprinkle with parsley.

MIZITHRA BROWNED BUTTER PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of salted, boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• When pasta is almost done, start slowly melting butter over medium heat until golden and bubbles subside. Saute garlic and toss pasta with butter garlic mixture. Sprinkle with cheese & herbs to taste. Sprinkle some fresh cracked black pepper. Enjoy!