Spaghetti cacio e pepe

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian, lactose-free

Ingredients

for 4 person

Spaghetti
350 g spaghetti
  salted water, boiling
Sauce
½ tsp peppercorn
200 g Pecorino romano, finely grated

How it's done

Spaghetti

Cook the spaghetti in salted water until just al dente, set aside approx. 250 ml of the cooking water. Drain the spaghetti.

Sauce

Crush the peppercorns using a mortar and pestle or the back of a knife, toast for approx. 2 mins. in a frying pan without oil. Add the spaghetti and approx. 100 ml of cooking water, cook the spaghetti, stirring occasionally. Combine the remaining cooking water with the cheese in a bowl, add to the spaghetti, mix until the cheese has melted.

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