Pappardelle with Cauliflower and Mustard Brown Butter

Name: Pappardelle with Cauliflower and Mustard Brown Butter
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets, stems minced; 3 ⁄ 4 cup olive oil; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 ⁄ 3 cup large capers, drained; 3 ⁄ 4 cup coarse fresh bread crumbs; 1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes; 10 tbsp. unsalted butter; 1 ⁄ 2 cup whole grain mustard; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lb. pappardelle pasta; 1 ⁄ 4 cup roughly chopped parsley

Serves
serves 6-8

JOSEPH DE LEO

Simple ingredients—chewy, charred cauliflower, fried capers and bread crumbs, and browned butter, bolstered by whole grain mustard—combine for the ultimate late-winter pasta.

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets, stems minced
³⁄₄ cup olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¹⁄₃ cup large capers, drained
³⁄₄ cup coarse fresh bread crumbs
1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
10 tbsp. unsalted butter
¹⁄₂ cup whole grain mustard
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. pappardelle pasta
¹⁄₄ cup roughly chopped parsley

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven broiler. Toss cauliflower florets with 2 tbsp. oil, salt, and pepper on a baking sheet; broil until charred and tender, 8–10 minutes. Heat 1⁄3 cup oil in a 14" high-sided skillet over medium-high. Cook capers until crisp, 6–8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer capers to paper towels to drain. Cook bread crumbs and chile flakes until crisp, 3–4 minutes; transfer to a plate. Wipe skillet clean and melt butter over medium; cook until butter is a deep golden brown, 6–8 minutes. Stir in mustard, salt, and pepper; transfer to a bowl. Add remaining oil to skillet; heat over medium-high. Cook cauliflower stems, garlic, salt, and pepper until golden, 6–8 minutes. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain pasta; add to skillet with half the reserved bread crumbs, all the mustard butter, and half the parsley; toss. Top with reserved florets; garnish with reserved capers and the remaining bread crumbs and parsley.

Heat oven broiler. Toss cauliflower florets with 2 tbsp. oil, salt, and pepper on a baking sheet; broil until charred and tender, 8–10 minutes. Heat 1⁄3 cup oil in a 14" high-sided skillet over medium-high. Cook capers until crisp, 6–8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer capers to paper towels to drain. Cook bread crumbs and chile flakes until crisp, 3–4 minutes; transfer to a plate. Wipe skillet clean and melt butter over medium; cook until butter is a deep golden brown, 6–8 minutes. Stir in mustard, salt, and pepper; transfer to a bowl. Add remaining oil to skillet; heat over medium-high. Cook cauliflower stems, garlic, salt, and pepper until golden, 6–8 minutes. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain pasta; add to skillet with half the reserved bread crumbs, all the mustard butter, and half the parsley; toss. Top with reserved florets; garnish with reserved capers and the remaining bread crumbs and parsley.