# Cacio e Pepe

This video shows how to make cacio e pepe sauce.

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

## Ingredients

- 150 g water
- 10 g starch
- pecorino
- parmesan
- pepper
- olive oil

## Instructions

1. Put a pot on the scale.
2. Add water to the pot.
3. Add starch to the pot.
4. Heat at medium heat and let it boil.
5. Add pecorino to a bowl.
6. Heat up a pan.
7. Add pepper to the pan.
8. Roast the pepper until it smells good.
9. Mash the pepper.
10. Add pepper to the bowl with the cheese.
11. Add olive oil to the bowl.
12. Add the starch water to the bowl.
13. Stir.
14. Add a spoon of the cacio e pepe sauce to a pan.
15. Add some pasta water.
16. Add the pasta to the pan.
17. Toss the pasta in the sauce.
18. Serve.

## Equipment

- jar
- scale
- pot
- stove
- spoon
- wooden bowl
- pan
- mortar
- pestle
- whisk

## Tips

- Add Parmesan instead of Pecorino if the Pecorino is too hard.
- The cacio e pepe sauce will remain stable on high heat.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI9JFYMM03z/?igsh=bTE4dXBpMWJvaGZp
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a05ff945-0db1-4123-a3bc-368479a05aa6
- Extracted: 2025-05-13

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