Cacio e Pepe with Homemade Pasta
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Place flour on the counter and create a well in the center.
- 2Add eggs and egg yolks into the well, scramble with a fork, and slowly incorporate the surrounding flour until a paste forms.
- 3Use a bench scraper to fold in the remaining flour, then knead the dough until uniform.
- 4Wrap the dough and let it rest on the counter.
- 5Dust dough and work surface with flour, then cut dough into four pieces.
- 6Roll out the dough, folding it into thirds and laminating repeatedly until desired thickness is reached.
- 7Cut the ends off the dough sheet, square it, and slice into noodles.
- 8Cook the pasta in boiling water.
- 9In a separate pan, melt butter with a splash of pasta water.
- 10Add pecorino, black pepper, and the cooked pasta to the pan, tossing to combine.
Ingredients
- 225 g flour (00 or all purpose)
- 2 egg
- 4 egg yolk
- butter
- pecorino cheese
- black pepper
Equipment
bowlforkbench scraperplastic wraprolling pinknifepotpangrater
