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15 Pasta Water Sauce Recipes


This is an ode to pasta water, the elixir of luxuriously smooth, emulsified sauces. Pasta water is a critical ingredient in that it keeps sauce smooth (even melted cheese) by stabilizing emulsification, and it binds the sauce to the pasta. But also—isn’t there something romantic about steam rising from dripping-wet noodles, tossed in a glossy, buttery coating?

Live out that fantasy by making these pasta water sauces! Here’s a collection of recipes that utilize pasta water to its maximum potential.

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