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Pici Cacio e Pepe with Zucchini Flowers
by Cucina con Ruben · 548K subscribers on YouTube
A Roman-inspired take on traditional Pici, featuring a creamy cheese and pepper sauce combined with delicate zucchini flowers and a crunchy breadcrumb topping.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
7 items- PiciTuscan style pasta
- Zucchini Flowers
- Cacio
- PepperBlack pepper
- BreadBread, cut into chunks
- Extra Virgin Olive OilGood quality olive oil
- Lemon Zest
Method
- Prepare a cream with zucchini flowers, water, cacio cheese, and black pepper.
- Prepare a crunchy breadcrumb topping by sautéing bread chunks in a pan with olive oil and lemon zest.
- Boil the Pici in lightly salted water.
- Drain the Pici, reserving some cooking water.
- Toss the pasta with a splash of cooking water to maintain creaminess.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the zucchini flower, cacio, and pepper cream until smooth and emulsified.
Cucina con Ruben
Home cookReviewer548K subscribers on YouTube242.9M total channel viewsRuben Bondi - cucina italiana, kosher e giudaico-romana. Diventato noto durante il lockdown cucinando dal balcone a Trastevere.
