Friday, August 12, 2016

Pici Cacio e Pepe

This recipe we had in Milan.  It's been a favorite of mine ever since.  The garlic flavored water gives the pasta the savoriness. 
Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/2 pound dried Pici pasta
  • 6 whole garlic cloves
  • 1 cup freshly grated aged Pecorino-Romano
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream 
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Directions:
Grind the pepper. Set aside.
Fill a pot with water, 6 cloves of garlic, and bring to a boil.  Remove the garlic before adding the pasta.  Add 1 tablespoon salt and the pasta and cook until al dente.  1 cup of the pasta cooking water into a glass measuring cup and reserve it.  Drain the pasta.
In a sauté pan with the heat on low, add 1/2 cup of the grated Pecorino, the crushed peppercorns, cream, butter, parsley, and 1 teaspoon salt, stirring constantly. Turn the flame off and toss in the remaining 1/2 cup Pecorino, lemon zest, and pasta.  Serve immediately with a bowl of extra grated Pecorino for sprinkling.  Note, if the pasta seems to dry, add some of the reserved pasta water.

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