Truffle Pasta Recipe

4.80 from 5 votes

This simple truffle pasta recipe lets you enjoy the incredible flavor of fresh black truffles. You only need four ingredients to make it.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Pasta and Rice

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: servings

Calories: 743kcal

Author: Adina

1 lb spaghetti linguine or taglialoni
⅔ cup butter Note 1
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
1-2 fresh black truffles depending on size, a total weight of about 1.7 oz/ 50 g, Note 2
fine sea salt

Cook pasta al dente in plenty of well-salted water.
1 lb spaghetti
Preparations: Making the sauce only takes minutes. Grate the Parmesan and set aside. Cube the butter and set it aside. Grate about ⅔ of the truffles and set aside. Keep all these prepared ingredients separated.
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan + ⅔ cup butter + ⅔ from 1-2 fresh black truffles
Melt butter: Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet. Add the butter cubes, and let melt on medium-low heat.
Add about one ladleful of pasta water (more or less ⅓ cups/ 75 ml) to the butter. Stir gently on low heat until the mixture emulsifies slightly.
Add Parmesan and stir gently and continuously on low heat until it melts; it will take less than a minute.
Add truffles: Once the sauce is smooth, add the grated truffles and another splash of pasta water. Turn off the heat and let the sauce infuse for a minute or so while you drain the pasta.
Add the pasta to the skillet and stir gently to combine. Adjust the taste with salt, be generous, especially if using unsalted butter.
fine sea salt
Serve immediately, with the remaining black truffles shaved on top of the dish.

Butter: You can use either salted or unsalted butter; just adjust the taste with salt accordingly.
Truffles: A little more or less than the indicated amount is perfectly fine.