Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe. This Roman "cheese and pepper" spaghetti is a delicious side dish or simple dinner. The addition of garlic changes the dish but it is still tasty. This was a Friday night meal in our house. Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe

You can cook Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe
  1. It’s of spaghetti.
  2. You need of About 3-4 tablespoons of Pecorino cheese.
  3. It’s of Plenty of black pepper.
  4. You need of pasta cooking water.
  5. You need of Salt.

Today at Cucina con noi we'll see how to prepare a popular course from the Rome region: cacio e pepe spaghetti. For centuries, this famous cheesy pasta dish has been a staple in Roman cuisine. It is traditionally made with thick spaghetti (traditionally bucatini), Pecorino cheese (or you could sub in Parmesan). Cacio e pepe (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːtʃo e ˈpeːpe]) is a pasta dish from modern Roman cuisine. "Cacio e pepe" means "cheese and pepper" in several central Italian dialects.

Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe step by step
  1. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and cook pasta according to instructions..

  2. Towards the end of cooking time, remove some cooking water and keep a side in a glass or cup. Drain pasta al dente and put back in the pot. Add the water and cheese.

  3. Mix it all up well for 1 min. Add a good amount of black pepper. Serve 😁.

As the name suggests, the ingredients of the dish are: black pepper, grated Pecorino Romano cheese, and spaghetti. "Cacio e pepe" means "cheese and pepper"—talk about simple. It has become my go-to for a fast weeknight pasta dish when Don't use the thin spaghetti though. The first important ingredient in this recipe the "pepe" in the name. Lots of black pepper goes into this sauce and it's. Spaghetti cacio e pepe by the Greek chef Akis Petretzikis!