# Cacio e Pepe

Cacio e Pepe is a very easy to make traditional Roman pasta dish with just two ingredients: pepper and Pecorino cheese.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Tonnarello Cacio e Pepe (fresh pasta made with eggs) or large spaghetti
- black pepper
- Pecorino cheese
- salt
- water

## Instructions

1. Boil water with a little bit of salt.
2. Add the pasta and cook for approximately 5-6 minutes.
3. Prepare the cream by mixing Pecorino cheese with fresh black pepper and a little bit of water.
4. Ensure the cream is soft, like yogurt, adding more Pecorino or pepper as desired, and not too much water.
5. The hot pasta's temperature will create the cream.
6. If the cream is not soft enough, use the "Bagnomaria" technique to soften it more.
7. Finish the dish with more black pepper.

## Tips

- Use fresh pepper for the cream.
- When cooking, always be happy.
- It is difficult to make Cacio e Pepe for more than six people in a restaurant setting.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JHAOGJllMQ&vl=fr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6e1f1dff-7bcc-41c0-aa23-7350ad3f9136
- Extracted: 2025-12-29

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