Pasta is a classic Italian dish that is both complex and easy to make.
The main thing in cooking pasta is to follow the recipe and use only quality products. In this case, you will get a fragrant and tasty 100% dish.
Ingredients for Cacio e Pepe
- Spaghetti;
- Grated Gran Padano cheese;
- Grated Pecorino Romano cheese;
- Black freshly ground pepper;
- Butter;
- Extra virgin olive oil;
- Coarse salt;
- Lemon.
How to cook
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and season with salt.
- Boil the spaghetti a couple of minutes less than indicated on the package.
- Before draining the water, pour off about 1 cup.
- Place cooked pasta in skillet, add butter and pasta water.
- Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Then turn the heat down to low and add the gran padano cheese and black pepper.
- Stir the pasta for 1 minute to completely coat the butter, cheese and pepper sauce.
- Remove pasta from heat and add pecorino romano.
- Sprinkle the finished dish with lemon zest.
- Serve the pasta warm, drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice.
Lemon will give the paste freshness and aroma.
Sprinkle some black pepper on top for garnish.
