Add pasta and remaining 2 tablespoon butter; cook, stirring and shaking skillet constantly, until a creamy sauce forms that coats the pasta, about 3 minutes, adding more reserved pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time, as needed.
—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
When rice makes the journey from paddy to grocery store to your home, with a few stops along the way, the grains rub against each other, resulting in a layer of starch that coats the outside of each individual grain.
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