Pasta with Lemon-Parmesan Sauce

Instructions

1. Bring salted water to a boil in a large pot and add the pasta.
2. Using a vegetable peeler , remove the peel from one of the lemons in thick strips and simmer it in a little pasta water for about 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, finely grate the Parmesan, zest half of the second lemon and juice both lemons.
4. Remove the lemon peel, add more pasta water, then stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest and Parmesan.
5. Stir in the butter, cut into pieces, to bind the sauce.
6. Add the cooked tagliatelle to the sauce while still wet.
7. Pick the basil leaves from the stems and add them to the pasta.
8. Mix everything well and add more pasta water if necessary.
9. Season with salt and black pepper, then garnish with a little grated Parmesan and a basil leaf.