Friday, December 12, 2008

Mizithra Cheese

This takes just about no time to prepare. The original idea came from and Old Spaghetti Factory favorite: spaghetti in browned butter, topped with mizithra cheese. In the past, I bought this Greek cheese from the restaurant (offered grated in little brown bags for around $6). I found some (ungrated) at Pavillions, which is a lot more convenient than driving all the way out to the OSF in Duarte (the nearest location). It's handy to have around and very easy to make!
  1. Boil the spaghetti noodles.
  2. Meanwhile, grate about 3/4 - 1 cup (non-compacted) Mizithra cheese.
  3. Chop about 1 tbs of parsley.
  4. Brown 1/2 stick (or to taste) of butter.
  5. Add 1 clove of finely chopped garlic (I used my newly purchased garlic press) when the butter is almost done browning.
  6. Toss cooked spaghetti in the browned butter and plate. Top with Mizithra cheese and parsley.

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