# Zucca al Forno Cacio e Pepe

A delicious baked Mantuan pumpkin dish with Cacio e Pepe sauce and toasted pumpkin seeds.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 Mantuan pumpkin
- salt
- oil
- pepper
- grated Roman pecorino cheese
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- pumpkin seeds

## Instructions

1. Cook the Mantuan pumpkin in the oven at 140°C for 30 minutes until soft.
2. Increase the oven temperature to 200°C and cook for another 15 minutes to brown the pumpkin.
3. Season the pumpkin with salt and oil.
4. Toast pepper grains in a pan.
5. Combine grated Roman pecorino cheese, pepper, and one tablespoon of hot water.
6. While keeping the mixture in hot water, begin to make the fondue.
7. Continue mixing grated pecorino cheese, pepper, and hot water for 3 minutes to create the fondue.
8. Toast pumpkin seeds until crispy in the oven or a pan without oil.
9. Serve the hot pumpkin with the Cacio e Pepe fondue and toasted pumpkin seeds.
10. The pumpkin peel should be washed and eaten.

## Equipment

- oven
- pan

## Tips

- The pumpkin peel is edible and should be eaten after washing.
- Toast pumpkin seeds without oil for crispiness.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRrFoJy3/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/12bc892b-4f74-404f-be12-2d5d815cb82b
- Extracted: 2026-01-07

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