- Level: Easy
- Yield: Serves 2 for dinner, 3 for appetizer
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 2 servings
- Calories
- 767
- Total Fat
- 32 g
- Saturated Fat
- 18 g
- Carbohydrates
- 86 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Protein
- 35 g
- Cholesterol
- 186 mg
- Sodium
- 842 mg
Inspired by a famous Roman dish called cacio e pepe, this is a good recipe to whip up for a quick dinner after you get home. I love the hot spicy peppercorns together with the deep flavor of good aged Pecorino.
- Level: Easy
- Yield: Serves 2 for dinner, 3 for appetizer
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 2 servings
- Calories
- 767
- Total Fat
- 32 g
- Saturated Fat
- 18 g
- Carbohydrates
- 86 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Protein
- 35 g
- Cholesterol
- 186 mg
- Sodium
- 842 mg
Ingredients
NEW: You can now switch to Cook Mode to keep your screen awake.
Directions
Special equipment:
mortar and pestle or small food mill or coffee grinder- Place the peppercorns in a mortar and pestle and crush them until you have a mixture of coarse and fine bits. (You can also grind them in a small food mill or coffee grinder.) Set aside.
- Fill a large, heavy-bottomed pot with water and bring to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon salt and the pasta and cook according to the directions on the package until al dente. Ladle 1 cup of the pasta cooking water into a glass measuring cup and reserve it. Drain the pasta quickly in a colander and return the pasta to the pot with a lot of the pasta water still dripping.
- Working quickly, with the heat on very low, toss the pasta with 1/2 cup of the grated Pecorino, the crushed peppercorns, cream, butter, parsley, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, tossing constantly. If the pasta seems dry, add some of the reserved cooking water. Off the heat, toss in the remaining 1/2 cup Pecorino. Serve immediately with a big bowl of extra grated Pecorino for sprinkling.
