Butter And Fresh Sage Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (to taste)
10 fresh whole sage leaves
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated

Preparation

Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, lay in the sage leaves and heat until the butter is sizzling gently. Toast the leaves for 1 minute or so.
Ladle in 1 cup boiling pasta water; stir the sauce and simmer for about 2 minutes and reduce liquid by half before adding pasta. Grind the black pepper directly into the sauce. Add lemon juice.
Keep the sauce hot over very low heat; return to a simmer just before adding pasta
Finish cooked pasta and sauce in the skillet. Off the heat, toss in the cheese just before serving.