Ingredients

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	600 gr Pici pasta
	160 gr Pecorino Cheese
	qb Peppercorns
	qb Salt
	qb Cooking water

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Pici Cacio e Pepe

Name: Pici Cacio e Pepe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian,Senese,Tuscan
Ingredients: Pici pasta: 600 gr; Pecorino Cheese: 160 gr; Peppercorns: qb; Salt: qb; Cooking water: qb

A tasty and creamy sauce

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Cuisine:

15 minutes
Serves 4
Medium

Ingredients

600 gr Pici pasta
160 gr Pecorino Cheese
qb Peppercorns
qb Salt
qb Cooking water

Directions

Traditional Tuscan cuisine is often linked to rural life: genuine and strong flavors, essentials, and never too elaborated.

Obviously, these characteristics are also reflected in pasta that has a large number of condiments and combinations.

A kind of pasta that lends itself to many condiments is Pici.

Pici Senesi is a typical Tuscan fresh pasta, similar to spaghetti but thicker. If you want to prepare it from scratch we can do a proper cooking class online

They are prepared only with flour and water, a splash of EVO oil, and a pinch of salt. You can find some recipe where an egg is added because it helps keep the dough firm, but the original recipe is without.

This is the recipe of Cacio e Pepe, which stands for Cheese and Pepper.

Steps

1 Done	Prepare Pici from scratch Prepare the pici by following the recipe here: https://www.martascookingclasses.com/recipe/pici-pasta/
2 Done	Toast the black pepper Crunch the peppercorns using a meat tenderizer and toast it in a skillet. At the same time bring the water to a boil, salt it, and pour the pici in.
3 Done	Prepare the pecorino cream In a separate bowl prepare the pecorino cream: using a ladle add some boiling water to the pecorino cheese stirring continuously. Remember to add the water little by little and adding it only when the previous is well incorporated. Continuing until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous cream.
4 Done	Drain and toss Drain the pasta 3/4 minutes before the total cooking and put into the skillet with the toasted pepper. Finish adding some cooking water, stirring continuously, until you obtain a thick consistency.
5 Done	Drizzle and serve Switch off the flame and continue tossing while you add the pecorino cream. Add a drizzle of grated pecorino and black pepper and serve immediately!