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Ingredients
- From Bon Appetit
Preparation
Step 1
Pour a few tablespoons of olive oil into the Dutch oven (enough to cover the bottom) and heat over medium. Add some aromatics like garlic or shallots, then cook mushrooms or other veg in the oil until they’re tender.
In a pot of very salty boiling water, cook noodles until they’re several minutes shy of al dente. Transfer them to whatever you've got in the Dutch oven, along with a ladleful of pasta water. The noodles should swim, and the liquid should be bubbling.
Toss, toss, toss as the pasta finishes cooking. Then add a bit more pasta water. Toss some more, then slowly stir in some finely grated hard cheese—Parmesan, Pecorino, Grana Padano—little by little so it melts evenly and completely.
Keep tossing until each strand or shape is coated and no bits of cheese remain. Remove from heat, stir in a spoonful of butter, and top with more cheese and some crispy bits (prosciutto FTW), then serve directly out of the Dutch oven at the table.