Gnocchi - Pecorino cheese and pepper

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:35:19 GMT

Step 1

Grate the pecorino cheese and put it into a large bowl. Keep it aside.

Step 2

Crush the black pepper seeds and keep it aside.

Step 3

In the meantime, put some water in a large pot and add some salt when it is boiling.

Step 4

Put a large pan on the stove and heat it up without adding any oil or butter. When it is hot, ease down the crushed pepper and rast it for five minutes.

Step 5

Now, it is time to prepare the gnocchi. Cook it in salty boiling water as long as it takes to make the gnocchi emerge from water.

Step 6

Poor a couple of spoon of the boiling water into the pan where the pepper is. Stir and do not let it dry. If necessary, add more water but just a spoon at the time.

Step 7

Poor a couple of spoon of the hot water into the bowl where the pecorino cheese is. Whip and let the cheese melt. Add some more water and keep stirring until the pecorino cheese becomes a cream.

Step 8

When the gnocchi are almost ready, poor the pecorino cheese cream into the pan and the pasta, too. Add some more pasta water and finish cooking the pasta. The pasta has to absorb all the liquids and be creamy. Serve adding some more black pepper at your own taste.

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