Cacio e Pepe! #shorts

Cacio e Pepe recipe

Ingredients
- 100g spaghetti
- 0.5 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
- 85g pecorino cheese, grated
- salt

Method
1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook, stirring occasionally, until about 2 minutes before tender.
2. Meanwhile, in a large pan on medium heat add the pepper and swirl your pan until it’s toasted, about 1 minute.
3. Add about a quarter of a cup of the boiling pasta water to the pecorino cheese in a small bowl and stir.
4. Next add around 1 cup of the pasta water to the toasted pepper before adding the cooked spaghetti. Add another ladle of the pasta water, and over a medium heat, continue to cook the spaghetti by tossing it in the frypan.
5. Next, turn the heat off and wait 1 minute, tossing the spaghetti again before adding the now semi-melted pecorino cheese to the pan.
6. This is the tricky part. You need to emulsify the pecorino cheese into the pasta water in the pan. As long as you continue to move the cheese and don't add any more heat to it you should be fine. If you feel the pan is getting too dry, don't be afraid to add a little more hot water and continue to toss.
7. Simply serve your Cacio e Pepe with a little more grated pecorino on the top. Enjoy!

[ryanmcconnaughey]

Always looks great. Would love you to make grilled cheese and tomato soup

[mattgroves]

Simple recipe. Simple ingredients. Fresh ingredients. Done well. Follow this as this makes the best food ever.

[Char_siu_Lo_mai_fan]

Oh wow. I’ve wanted to cook this for a while. I will be using this recipe for sure! It looks soo delicious 😋
Still waiting on the Cantonese family style dinner for Heun Wah please chef!

[sleshflex]

Finally someone that doesnt overdo it and nails it best part of this classic italian dishes is how simple and "easy " they are to make with few ingridients.

[DrJosefNemecek]

If you want to prevent the sauce to break in your pan: Blitz the cheese (Pecorino Romano, not Grana Padano/Parmesan), pepper and some pasta water in a mixer first, and then add it to the hot pasta in a warm bowl (instead of a hot pan). Works like a charm every time!

[TheDaleGK]

The simplicity and elegance of some Italian food is really beautiful.

[anniec]

I grew up on spaghetti with tomato based sauces. First time I tried this - mind blown! It's one of my absolute faves!

[JohnLumapaskeith]

Chef Andy is officially my favorite chef! #nocreme

[Verkehrskegel.]

So simple yet so tasty... By far my favourite pasta

[danpalchak]

Pasta Chemistry Tip: the proteins in Parmesan cheese are kept from seizing up in part from the starch’s in the pasta water. While fresh and bronze extruded release plenty of starch into the pasta water for this to happen, smooth pasta, common to the US, doesn’t release near that amount. As a result it can be difficult to prevent cheese clumping. The solution to this is easy, just add a bit of cornstarch to the pasta water before you boil it. This will really help in keeping the cheese sauce smooth and silky. Also, to make things easy, just cut off the amount of parm you want to use, cut into small chunks and pop it into a blender. This will turn the parm to a fine crumble and make for easy uniform melting.

[FTWson]

I love this channel because when my boyfriend asks me what I want for dinner I can just say something like this and sound sophisticated, then nom on some pepper cheese spaghetti.

[goodboy]

Perfect! As usual... From Italy Approved!👍

[brandonjennings]

I absolutely love watching you cook. Such passion. Thank you brother😊

[ajumokejames]

This is one of my favorite dishes. I work at an Italian restaurant and this is probably our most popular dish. It simple but require skill to make it properly. Thanks for showing us how Chef.

[jackfc]

Looks DELICIOUS!

Also waiting Lao Sausage for Saeng

[ebedifiore]

Compliments cause you get this recipe as we use to do here in Roma Italy ❤ bravo 👏👏👏

[lukejones]

@andy_cooks do you make Chorizo Soup with Lentils or even a Mauritian Rougaille? Would be keen to see your take

[andreagiusepponi]

As an Italian I can say, perfect procedures and perfect result!

[williammueller]

I like it's simplicity. I think I'll make this dish tomorrow when I get home.

[ajl]

Oh i love your toasting of the pepper! That should really add another dimension of flavour.
Thank you