Pasta With Brown Butter, Whole Lemon, and Parmesan Recipe | Epicurious

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tube pasta in a brown butter sauce with slices of caramelized lemon and black pepper

Photo by Laura Murray, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

Using a sliced whole lemon gives unbeatably fresh aroma from the skin, bitter complexity from the pith, and tart, puckery juice from the flesh. Thin slices soften evenly and ensure that the lemon plays nicely with the pasta, butter, and Parmesan.

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