Enjoy one of Lazio’s best known dishes, and undoubtedly an all time favourite. Who wouldn’t like this pasta–it’s the perfect and simple harmony of pecorino cheese, pepper and pasta. But don’t forget, sometimes the simplest recipes are often the most difficult.
Ingredients:
480 g (2 cups) Tonarelli pasta
300 g (1.2 cups) Pecorino Romano DOP
Timut pepper
1. Cook the tonnarelli in lightly salted water for 4 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, grate pecorino cheese, add a generous amount of pepper and a small amount of cold water. Mix until a smooth cream is obtained
3. Drain the tonnarelli, making sure to keep a ladle of the cooked pasta water.
4. Pour the pasta into the bowl and mix altogether with a fork and stir.
5. When necessary, add small amounts of pasta water to achieve a sublime smoothness.
6. Garnish by grating (a little) pecorino and pepper on the pasta.
7. Buon Appetito!
