Italian · Dinner

Caico E Pepe

This pasta dish combines the flavors of fresh parmesan cheese with pepper. Mixing together the cheese, pepper and pasta water makes a super creamy sauce that has an amazing flavor and is just so simple to make.

Prep: 15m
Cook: 19m
Total: 34m
Serves: 4
Difficulty: easy

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Method

01
Start by bringing a large pot of water to a boil and adding your 3tsp of salt to it. Once it’s rapidly boiling add your spaghetti and cook until al dente (8-9 minutes).
02
While the water boils and the pasta cooks add your peppercorns to a small pan and toast them until fragrant (5 minutes). Once they’ve cooled a bit add them to a mortar and pestle and grind them finely.
03
Reserve 1 1/2 cups of your pasta water and then strain your pasta and add it back to the same hot pot.
04
Working quickly and in batches, add 1/4 of your cheese, a splash of pasta water and 1/4 of your pepper. Vigorously mix this until it emulsifies and becomes a rich and creamy sauce. Repeat this still till all of your cheese & pepper are used.
05
Lastly top with a bit more cheese and some pepper and enjoy!

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