Cacio E Pepe

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb acini de pepe-shaped pasta or 1 lb your favorite small shell pasta
• 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
• 1 cup pecorino romano cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta.
• 2 when the water is boiling, add some salt and drop the pasta.
• 3 cook to al dente, according to package directions. (heads up: reserve a ladle or two of the cooking water for the sauce right before you drain the pasta.).
• 4 when the pasta is ready, pour the reserved starchy cooking water in a medium-size bowl.
• 5 drain the pasta and toss it in the bowl with the pepper.
• 6 add in the cheese in small handfuls, sprinkling it over the hot pasta then tossing it with tongs, until all the cheese is incorporated to make a creamy sauce.
• 7 season the pasta to taste with salt if necessary.