Ingredients
2
2 servings
- •½ (16 ounce) package bucatini pasta
- •1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- •½ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- •1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, or as needed
- •3 teaspoons toasted black pepper, or more to taste
- •½ cup shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bucatini pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until almost tender yet still firm to the bite, 8 to 9 minutes; they will not be fully cooked. Drain, reserving about 2 cups of pasta cooking water. Set pasta aside.
- Combine Pecorino Romano cheese and 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of pasta water and stir into a thick paste.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat; swirl to coat the bottom. Add cheese paste and a ladle of pasta water; whisk vigorously to combine. Keep whisking quickly and vigorously to make sure the cheese does not clump, about 30 seconds. Add cooked pasta and black pepper. Keep tossing skillet contents continuously until cheese has coated the pasta evenly and bucatini are cooked al dente, about 2 minutes. Add more water or cheese if the pasta sauce appears too thin or thick.
- Serve immediately topped with shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and more black pepper.
Nutritional Facts
Per 2 servings
- Calories: 887
- Carbohydrate: 90g
- Fat: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 49g
- Sugar: 1g
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