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Macaroni with Cheese and Black Pepper (Maccheroni Cacio e Pepe)

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(Recipe ID: 181)
Serves 6
Preparation time: 10 minutes; Cook time: 20 minutes
Source: Vito De Carolis
In this very typical Italian dish Don Vito recomends using "Radiatori".
Ingredients
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- 1 pound Radiatori Pasta *
- 1 cup Pecorino cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons Black peppercorn, freshly ground *
- 3 tablespoons Unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons Coarse sea salt *
- 1 1/2 gallons Cold water
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring 1 1/2 gallons of water to a rolling boil.
- Add the coarse sea salt (4 tablespoons), and the pasta and cook until al dente.
- Drain well in a colander.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of the pasta water and keep warm
- Heat the butter in a large nonstick pan over low heat; combine pasta and Pecorino cheese.
- When the cheese is melted, add the black peppercorn and the 2 spoons of reserved water from the pasta.
- Mix well and serve immediately.
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