Agnolotti with Cheese and Pepper

Agnolotti Cacio e Pepe

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 15

Appears in
Better Than Nonna: Modernised Italian Recipes

By Danilo Cortellini

Published 2024

  • About

Traditionally from Piedmont, agnolotti are tiny yolk-rich pasta parcels filled with roasted meat. I’ve replaced the meat filling with a cacio e pepe mix, drawing on the much-loved traditional Roman pasta sauce of Pecorino and cracked black pepper. This dish marries these two regional Italian cultures beautifully.

Ingredients

For the filling

  • 25 g butter
  • 25 g 00 flour
  • 250

Method

For the filling

Melt the butter in a pot then add the flour and cook for about 3 minutes until browned, stirring continuously. Add the milk and bring to the boil, whisking to avoid lumps. Once fully combined, remove from the heat, stir through the finely grated cheeses and season to taste (you may not need salt as the cheeses are salty). If there are still