Cacio e Pepe | Gennaro Contaldo

I'm going to make one of the most loved pasta dishes. Cacio e pepe. What is cacio? Cacio is cheese. And black pepper. And so, two ingredients. You look at home, what you have in the cupboard, you must have a little bit of parmesan cheese. The one I make is with pecorino, because it's the originals, you know. And also, plus, you must have some peppers inside. This isn't a very Roman dish. Very, very old dish. So, the pasta is boiled. And look, and let me show you how simple it is to make it. So, you have to have a large bowl on a plate like this. Grate the cheese inside. You know, can be lovely with parmesans. Or pecorino is the one original recipe. You just grate it, grate it. Just enough. For about a couple of people. It looks plenty, but I hardly use anything. You can see. Come on. See, that is enough. Let's put this one here. A little bit of black pepper inside. A bunch of black pepper, because that is where it gives you the flavour. I love it. Mix a little bit. You can see, look at that. Two ingredients, maximum flavour. Then, you have a look at the pasta. If it's ready. Oh yes, it is ready. Sorry, I have to taste it. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. It's al dente. Perfect. So, you pick it up. Easy. Extremely easy. Just put it inside. Come on, look at that. This spaghetti, you can see, the people understand about pasta. They can see it's a proper al dente. It's not, you know, flat, which is soft. Just put everything inside. Oh, I love it. I just love it. Put it on top. Then you need a two fork to mix it. Oh yes. Now, this is where it comes the best. Turn around and then you use a little bit of pasta water. Just a little bit more. Just a little bit more. And then again, you mix it to get that creamy out. Mix it. Right, there it is. Look at that lovely cream inside. Look at that. This is what I'm looking for. I'm looking for that lovely creamy. You know, catching all the cheese inside. Oh my goodness me. Yep, it's done. So now, a little bit more cheese on top. Oh yeah. Come on, abundant cheese. I love it. I love it. Just like this. It's two ingredients, so you can afford it. A little bit of black pepper, a little bit more. Grab a nice fork. Buon appetito. Oh yes, this is for me. Oh my goodness me. Yeah. I wish you can taste it. You can taste it. Two ingredients, maximum flavour. Do it. Be adventurous. It's not, it's the same pose. Arrivederci.