Cacio e pepe recipe for two people

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This cacio e pepe makes two generous servings. It contains only pasta, cheese, pepper, and butter, with no cream.

Ingredients

  • Spaghetti

    8 ounces

  • Pecorino Romano cheese

    2 ounces finely grated

  • Parmesan cheese

    1 ounce finely grated

  • Black peppercorns

    1 1/2 teaspoons

  • Unsalted butter

    2 tablespoons

  • Kosher salt

    for pasta water

How to make it

  1. Cook spaghetti in lightly salted water until just shy of al dente; reserve 1 cup cooking water. 2. Toast crushed pepper in a large skillet. 3. Add butter and 1/2 cup pasta water to the skillet. 4. Toss in spaghetti off the heat with Pecorino and Parmesan. 5. Add more pasta water gradually until glossy and creamy.

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This cacio e pepe makes two generous servings. It contains only pasta, cheese, pepper, and butter, with no cream.

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