Cabbage And Straw

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• salt
• 2 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 lb fettuccine pasta
• 1 head savoy cabbage, quartered, cored and shredded
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 6 fresh sage leaves, whole
• 10 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a pinch or so of salt.
• 2 add the potatoes and cook for 7 minute.
• 3 add the pasta and cook for 2 minute.
• 4 stir in the cabbage and cook for another 5 minute.
• 5 while the potatoes and pasta are working, melt the butter in a large deep skillet over medium heat.
• 6 add the garlic and whole sage leaves.
• 7 cook until the sage is crisp, 3-4 minute.
• 8 remove the garlic and sage leaves to a small plate.
• 9 add the sliced sage and ground pepper to the skillet.
• 10 just before draining the potatoes, pasta and cabbage, add 2 ladles of the starchy water to the skillet of sage and garlic.
• 11 drain the potatoes, pasta and cabbage and add to the skillet.
• 12 stir it all together, adding the parmesan cheese as you work to get a cheesy, buttery coating.
• 13 adjust the salt and garnish with reserved whole sage leaves.