Inspiring vegetarian recipes
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Spaghetti cacio e pepe
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 200g spaghetti
- olive oil
- butter
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 50g parmesan, finely grated (we used Parmigiano Reggiano)
Method
- STEP 1
Cook the spaghetti in lots of boiling salted water until just tender. drain, saving a cupful of the cooking water. Meanwhile put 2 tbsp olive oil and a large knob of butter in a wide shallow pan with the pepper, then heat until melted.
- STEP 2
Cook for a minute then tip in the spaghetti and 2 tbsp cooking water. Stir a few times, then add the cheese and another 2 tbsp water and toss together. The water, cheese and butter comes together to make a creamy ‘sauce’, so add a splash more water if you need to. Serve with more parmesan, if you like.
