# Lemon and Basil Fettuccine

This recipe makes fresh and delicious lemon and basil fettuccine.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- flour
- 2 eggs
- lemon zest
- Pecorino cheese
- basil
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- butter
- lemon juice
- Parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Crack eggs into a pile of flour on a wooden board.
2. Mix the egg and flour.
3. Add lemon zest to the dough.
4. Add Pecorino cheese to the dough.
5. Chop basil leaves.
6. Add the chopped basil to the dough.
7. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil onto the dough mixture.
8. Knead the dough until it forms a smooth ball.
9. Put the dough in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
10. Roll out the dough into a thin sheet using a pasta machine.
11. Fold the dough and roll it through the pasta machine multiple times until smooth.
12. Sprinkle flour on the rolled dough.
13. Cut the dough into fettuccine using the pasta machine.
14. Boil water in a pot.
15. Add salt to the boiling water.
16. Cook the fettuccine in boiling water for 2 minutes.
17. Melt butter in a pan.
18. Squeeze lemon juice into the melted butter through a strainer.
19. Transfer the cooked fettuccine from the pot to the pan with the butter and lemon juice.
20. Toss the fettuccine in the pan to coat it with the sauce.
21. Grate Parmesan cheese generously over the fettuccine in the pan.
22. Add some pasta water (tears of the pasta gods) to the pan.
23. Shake the pan to combine the pasta, sauce, and cheese.
24. Serve the fettuccine on a plate.
25. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.

## Equipment

- pasta maker
- knife
- pan
- pot
- strainer
- plate

## Tips

- Add a little basil on top of the pasta for extra flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1B9d1vm2tc/
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- Extracted: 2025-07-20

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