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Cacio e Pepe

Four ingredients, one emulsion, zero places to hide.

Serves
Active15 min
Total15 min
VesselsLARGE POT + SKILLET
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A pantry version where butter buys forgiveness and the sauce will not break.

Adapted from Cacio e Pepe by Monti Carlo · Budget Bytes.

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    bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Ingredients are rows; steps merge columns left to right.
    4 oz spaghetti, driedboil spaghetti, 8 min · salted water, al denteskillet · low heat: toss + serve, 2 min · toss until glossy
    1 cup pasta cooking water, reserved before draining
    2 tbsp butter, unsalted
    1/2 cup parmesan, finely grated
    1/2 tsp black pepper, cracked