It’s called Cacio e Pepe, and it’s a true Italian classic! So simple to make and incredibly creamy

By Cookist Wow · 25 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Crush the peppercorns and toast them in a pan without burning them.
2. Bring the pasta water to a boil and add a ladle of it to the pan with the pepper.
3. Cook the spaghetti until al dente.
4. Meanwhile, slowly mix the 160 g Pecorino Romano with a little hot pasta water until smooth and lump-free.
5. When the pasta is al dente, add it to the pan with the pepper and keep cooking, adding a few ladles of pasta water.
6. Take the pan off the heat, stir in the Pecorino mixture and mix until creamy.
7. Serve with extra pepper on top.

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