Cacio e Pepe Recipe
Cacio e Pepe is a classic pasta dish made using just 4 ingredients pasta, cheese, pepper and salt. Cacio e Pepe is so quick to make that it can be made in just 15 mins. Let us learn to make Cacio e Pepe the traditional way with step by step photos and video.
Ingredients
- 100 grams spaghetti
- 25 grams parmesan cheese
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly crushed pepper + extra
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add salt to it. Once it starts to boil add 100 gms spaghetti.
- Let it cook in low medium flame.
- Once it is half cooked add little of pasta cooking water to 25 gms Parmesan cheese. Blend it in mixer until smooth and set aside.
- Cook pasta until al dente - it should be soft yet crunchy enough bite into.
- Switch off and drain. Run in cold water to avoid further cooking. Reserve the pasta cooked water for later use.
- Heat a pan in low flame - add 1/2 teaspoon freshly crushed pepper.
- Toast it for a minute for it to release the flavor more.
- Now add drained spaghetti.
- Now add the cheese sauce which is pre-blended in mixer.
- Now act quickly and mix rigorously keeping the flame at lowest as possible.
- Keep mixing without cheese forming lumps. It will stick to the base of the pan if it starts to turn clumpy. You can even switch off the flame now.
- Add little of pasta cooked water.
- See the base of the pan is not sticky this is perfect. That's it.
- For serving : Swirl the spaghetti using a fork and place it on a deep curved laddle.
- Swirl it more after placing it in the ladle.
- Now transfer this to a plate.
- Sprinkle little Parmesan cheese.
- Sprinkle freshly crushed pepper. Serve hot!
- Creamy delicious Cacio e Pepe is ready! Enjoy!!
Video
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