Late night cacio e pepe

Sorry for the crappy audio. Not sure what happened there. Jetlag. I made some cacio e pepe for myself tonight when I got home after an 18-hour door to door trip.

IB4 "It's not cacio e pepe because you added olive oil!"

I don't care. I added olive oil because I like it and I like blooming the black pepper in it \so its flavor is a little deeper. Sometimes I also add butter. I'll call it what I want, you call it what you want, and we can both call it delicious, ok?

You can get a written recipe (which also uses butter) here:

[miraclessummit]

Kenji: reaches into fridge
Me: ohh is it gonna be a secret ingredient
Kenji: pulls out beer
Me: *secretive indeed*

[aydensimpson]

When’s the “Early Morning Cleanup From My Late Night Cooking Addiction” video coming out?

[VersaceFibonacci]

This man has no ability to stop himself from carb loading at night and I heavily respect that

[ColinMakesAllTheThings]

I love how real life this was, having to move pans out of the way, the olive oil needing to be whacked to get more out...fantastic.

[William_Brando]

*puts spaghetti into water before it is boiling*
My italian soul: PORCODIO CHE CAZZO FAI DIO MADONNA

[petert.]

Thats a hefty chunk of parmezan my goodness

[gioacchinocatanese]

In Italy we call this : spaghetti a mezzanotte (spaghetti at midnight)

[taylorbarnes]

Babish must have watched this over and over recently for reassurance

[Trickxyy]

Dude is really making full meals for a late night

[hellyeah]

I’m going to need a confirmation that the doggo is ok.

[josephsolano]

I absolutely love these first person late night meals

[aznrule]

I just recently discovered your late night cooking videos! And they're incredibly soothing to watch. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

[Qeud_Archive]

I love how carefully he does everything to not make any loud noise

[wizpig]

i have had so much pasta in the last month thanks to youtube. thank you for taking a year off my life kenji.

[sweetzlovin]

I'm subscribing because I like the way you just get to it no procrastinating

[MertikayyYT]

*This man has taught me that you don't need expensive equipment to make great and viral videos. Tops.*

[junberg]

Holy crap what a coincidence, I was just going to search for cacio e pepe and you posted this

[PossiblyAnIrishGuy]

Kenji, I made this after deliberating for over an hour about what I should make for dinner. I didn't know how hungry I was, what I felt like eating, and my brother was coming home and I knew he would need to eat as well. After stumbling across your cacio e pepe video, on a whim I decided to make it (I didn't have Pecorino Romano so I just used the end of some Parmigiano Reggiano) and by god was it perfect. And it's foolproof too! If you can make pasta and stir you can make this, and it has black pepper and cheese in it so what's not to like!

That said mine did split a bit, so I guess I just need to stir it more vigorously and thoroughly emulsify the pasta water and oil. Fantastic recipe all round, thanks so much!

[surly]

You haven't done one of these in a while. I think the 1st person view is so creative. I also love when your dogs show up, it makes it feel really genuine.

[nhtathinfbntb]

never stop making these chef these are awesome!