Pasta With Peppery Pecorino Romano

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup kosher salt (not a mistake)
• 3/4 lb spaghettini or 3/4 lb linguine, fini
• 1 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
• fresh cracked pepper (15-20 turns of a peppermill)
• 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a big pot, bring 5 quarts water to a boil with the salt.
• 2 cook pasta until al dente, 4-6 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, combine the cheese and fresh cracked pepper in a bowl.
• 4 two minutes before you drain the pasta, combine the oil and 2/3 cup pasta water in a large skillet; heat to a simmer over low flame.
• 5 drain the pasta and add it to the skillet; add 1/3 of the cheese/pepper mixture; toss to combine.
• 6 repeat with the remaining cheese mixture in two additions.