How to make ‘cacio e pepe’ chicken, steak and more
3 recipes that riff on the traditional comforting Roman pasta dish.
Cacio e pepe inspired recipes, from chicken to steak(Rebecca White)
Cacio e pepe, a traditional Roman pasta dish that can easily be a part of your weeknight dinner table, can also come in nontraditional forms.
To create a proper cacio e pepe which means “cheese and pepper” medium-aged sheep’s milk cheese (Pecorino Romano does the trick!) and an abundant amount of ground black pepper are combined with a ladleful of pasta water, creating a cheesy-peppery sauce. This sauce is then tossed with al dente tonnarelli. This simple pasta dish is minimal in ingredients and robust in flavor, and it perfectly captures the rustic beauty of Roman cuisine.