Cooking project with my good friend John. Having fun with good food ?, beer ?, and camera ?, learning and exploring videography in a fun way.
Lemon Broccoli Pasta
Ingredients:
- 1 lbs of Pasta (farfalle or fusilli work well with the broccoli)
- 2 Crowns of Broccoli
- 2 Large Lemons (for juice and zest)
- 2-3 Cloves of Garlic
- 2-3 Pinches of Crushed red pepper
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- Bunch of salt
- Optional: Parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast
Preperation:
- Bring a large pot of water to boil.
- Wash your veggies.
- Chop the broccoli.
- Juice the lemons.
- Zest one of the lemon rinds.
- Once the water is boiling add a bunch of salt and wait for it to heat back up.
- Start cooking pasta, stirring occasionally.
- (While pasta cooks partially), heat a separate pan on medium.
- Mince garlic and lemon zest.
- Add olive oil to the second pan.
- Add crushed red pepper to the oil.
- (A couple of minutes before the pasta will be ready), add broccoli to boiling pasta.
- Drain pasta and broccoli together, saving a little bit of salty water.
- Add garlic and lemon zest to the chili flakes in oil.
- (When your nose knows), add lemon juice to the oil, immediately followed by pasta and broccoli.
- Lower heat and stir.
- Add a couple of tablespoons of salted pasta water while still combining.
Either plate the dish and enjoy, or top pasta with nutritional yeast, parmesan cheese, or crushed pistachios.