Cacio E Pepe
Single serve buttery, cheesy, black pepper pasta… what more could you want!?
Ingredients
Cacio e Pepe sauce
Pasta dough
Directions
- 1
Mix flour and water together in a mixing bowl to form a shaggy dough.
- 2
Knead for 8-10 minutes until smooth.
- 3
Wrap with clingfilm then rest for 30 minutes.
- 4
As your pasta cooks (fresh Pici will take about 3 minutes) in salted boiling water, melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
- 5
Once melted and bubbling, add the pepper then the pasta water and whisk vigorously to emulsify.
- 6
Add cooked Pici, toss through the sauce before sprinkling the Parmesan over the top.
- 7
Turn the heat down to low and allow the cheese to gently melt over the pasta for a minute.
- 8
Add a little more pasta water (just a splash) then toss the pasta well to bring everything together and incorporate the cheese fully into the sauce before serving and devouring.
