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Roman-Style Cacio E Pepe Bucatini

Cacio e pepe, straight from the capital. For your take on this well-known favourite, you'll whip up a creamy pecorino and toasted black pepper sauce before tossing through bucatini. Delizioso.

20 mins
699kcal
Italian
Roman-Style Cacio E Pepe Bucatini

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Grated pecorino cheese (30g) x2
Grated pecorino cheese (30g) x2
Bucatini (190g)
Bucatini (190g)
Cherry tomatoes (125g)
Cherry tomatoes (125g)
Hazelnuts (25g)
Hazelnuts (25g)
Cornflour (1tsp)
Cornflour (1tsp)
Cracked black pepper (2.5g)
Cracked black pepper (2.5g)
Cornish clotted cream (40g)
Cornish clotted cream (40g)
Rocket (50g)
Rocket (50g)
Balsamic vinegar (15ml)
Balsamic vinegar (15ml)

You'll also need

Salt, Olive oil, Pepper, Sugar, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6 and boil a full kettle

Bash your hazelnuts in its bag with a rolling pin (keep them in the bag so you don't lose any!) Tip: If you don't have a rolling pin, just chop them roughly!

Add your cherry tomatoes to one side of a baking tray with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper and put the tray in the oven and cook for an initial 8-10 min or until the tomatoes are softened and lightly charred

Step 1
2.

Meanwhile, add your bucatini to a pot of boiled water with a generous pinch of salt and bring to the boil over a high heat

Cook the bucatini for 8-10 min or until cooked with a slight bite

Once done, drain the bucatini, reserving a cup of starchy pasta water

Step 2
3.

Add your grated pecorino cheese and cornflour to a large bowl and mix until completely combined – this is your cheese mix

Wash your salad and pat it dry with kitchen paper

Step 3
4.

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) over a low heat

Tip: Cooking for 4 or more? Use 2 pans!

Once hot, add your cracked black pepper and cook for 2-3 min or until fragrant, once fragrant, add your clotted cream to the pan[s] and cook for 1-2 min or until melted

Once melted, remove from the heat, add the cheese mix and stir it all together until completely combined (reserve the bowl)

Step 4
5.

Once the tomatoes are softened and lightly charred, remove from the oven and add the crushed hazelnuts to the other side of the tray

Return the tray to the oven for 3-4 min or until the hazelnuts are golden, then remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly

Tip: Watch them like a hawk to make sure they don't burn!

Step 5
6.

Add the drained bucatini to the pan with 1 tbsp per person starchy pasta water and stir it all together quickly

Add 1 tbsp more pasta water at a time if required, stirring until completely incorporated, the sauce is thick, smooth and coating the pasta – this is your cacio e pepe bucatini

Step 6
7.

Add your balsamic vinegar to the reserved bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt, pepper and sugar and whisk together – this is your balsamic dressing

Add the salad, roasted cherry tomatoes and toasted hazelnuts to the bowl and toss – this is your roasted tomato & hazelnut salad

Step 7
8.

Serve the cacio e pepe bucatini with the roasted tomato & hazelnut salad to the side

Season with a generous pinch of black pepper

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
699kcal
Energy
32g
Fat
75.5g
Carbohydrate
5.6g
Fibre
23.1g
Protein
1.5g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (gluten, milk, nut, peanut, sesame, sulphites).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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