Cheese & Pepper Pasta

This cheesy, Roman classic is an increasingly popular dish outside of the Eternal City. It’s about as simple as a pasta dish can be but also a frustrating recipe, as creating a smooth pecorino cream without clumps can prove challenging. Many prominent cooks have devised “foolproof” methods, often resorting to blenders or xanthum gum, but these techniques miss the entire point of this dish: to be a quick and simple pasta that anyone can whip up at a moment’s notice. The quality of the pecori