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Cacio e pepe sprouts
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 6 as a side
Ingredients
- 600g brussels sprouts
- 50g butter
- 50ml whole milk
- 75g pecorino romano (or veggie alternative), finely grated
- ground to make 1½ tsp black peppercorns
Method
- STEP 1
Remove any dirty and tough outer leaves from the sprouts, trim the bottoms slightly and then cut in half through the bases. Bring a large pan of lightly salted water to the boil and cook the sprouts for 3-4 minutes or until just tender to the point of a knife. Drain well.
- STEP 2
Heat the butter in a large frying pan and add the sprouts along with the milk. Once bubbling, sprinkle in the cheese while tossing and cook for a few minutes until the cheese has emulsified into a sauce. Don’t worry if there are a few lumps of cheese. Sprinkle in the black pepper then tip into a serving dish.