Cacio e Pepe

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1. pangibear January 4, 2022

   # Cacio e Pepe

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   PREP TIME: 5 mins COOK TIME: 20 mins TOTAL TIME: 25 mins SERVINGS: 2

   **INGREDIENTS**

   * ½ lb (8 oz) linguine pasta
   * 1-½ c (4 oz) Pecorino Romano, freshly grated
   * 2 teaspoon whole tellicherry peppercorns, cracked
   * ⅓ c pasta water
   * Salt

   **INSTRUCTIONS**

   1. Bring a pot of water to a boil and generously add salt
   2. In the meantime, finely grate cheese, crush the peppercorns, and mix in a bowl
   3. Add pasta to boiling water and stir for the first couple minutes
   4. Taste the pasta water, make sure you taste the salt
   5. A minute before the pasta is perfectly al dente, use tongs to transfer pasta into a skillet
   6. Add ⅓ c hot pasta water to the skillet
   7. Add finely grated cheese and cracked peppercorns and stir for about 1 minute until the cheese melts and clings to the pasta
   8. Enjoy!

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2. Comfortable_Goal966 January 4, 2022

   The pepper around the edge of your bowl is bothering me, it looks like ants

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