Cacio E Pepe
  1. In a pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 160ml cup pasta water and drain pasta.

  2. In a large pan over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter with oil. Add a generous amount of black pepper and toast until fragrant, about 1 minute.

  3. Add 80ml reserved pasta water and bring to simmer. Whisk in remaining butter then, using tongs, toss pasta into butter mixture.

  4. Add cheeses and toss constantly until cheese is melty, removing pan from heat when about half the cheese has melted. (If sauce is too thick, loosen with more pasta water.)

  5. Serve topped with more Pecorino and Parmesan.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍝Pasta

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions📆Everyday🍝Italian Cuisine

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 15m

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