"We're going to make an easy pasta dish," says best-selling creator and TV host Padma Lakshmi at first her newest Instagram put up, and he or she delivers on that promise. Plus, along with cooking the "luscious, creamy" pasta, Lakshmi drops in a fast and easy tip for getting essentially the most taste out of black peppercorns. Learn on for the small print and make Lakshmi's Boursin e Pepe, impressed by one among her favourite pastas, cacio e pepe (that's Italian for "cheese and pepper").

The fantastic thing about cacio e pepe is its simplicity, which Lakshmi captures completely in her demo of Boursin e Pepe (full recipe right here). One cup of the water that the pasta is cooked in is mixed with cheese and flavored with black pepper and herbs to provide a creamy sauce your style buds gained't quickly overlook. When you’ve got 20 minutes and spaghetti, butter, black peppercorns, peas, herbs and Parmesan and Boursin cheeses available, you then're able to go!

You already know Boursin cheese, proper? It's everybody's favourite cylindrical, foil-wrapped, spreadable cheese. When you've by no means eaten it, you've doubtless seen these little white packing containers it is available in (like a gift) within the cheese part of your grocery retailer. It's intensely flavorful and related in texture to Alouette or cream cheese. Lakshmi makes use of the garlic-herb taste for this recipe. The Boursin and the opposite substances for the sauce go into a big skillet whereas the pasta cooks, however not earlier than Lakshmi makes use of a traditional method to spice up the flavour of her peppercorns.

Padma Boursin e pepe dish

First, she pours the black peppercorns into the dry skillet over medium warmth. She toasts the peppercorns for one to 2 minutes, till the pure oils in them warmth up and change into aromatic, making the peppercorns much more potent and fragrant. This system could also be utilized to most any recipe that requires complete or floor spices, whether or not it's our Floor Beef & Potatoes Skillet or a curry. "I like to do that as a result of it actually makes a distinction together with your spices," says Lakshmi.

Lakshmi transfers the new peppercorns to a big mortar and makes use of a pestle to shortly grind up the pepper, which works again into the identical skillet after the butter has melted and began to foam. The peas observe shortly after, after which the Boursin is added together with 1 cup of the pasta water. The sauce is whisked till mixed and creamy. Then the chives, parsley and Parmesan are included earlier than the cooked pasta slides into the skillet. After getting the spaghetti totally coated within the velvety sauce, Lakshmi finishes the dish with some herbs she reserved for garnishing, plus some grated Parmesan. All that's left is the plating and consuming.

One fan commented, "Padma, that is my dream recipe. [Boursin] is actually my consolation meals/appetizer/snack of alternative! I’m making this recipe this week!" And we're feeling fairly tempted to repeat this easy weeknight dish ourselves.

In case you're as fanatical for Boursin as that fan, listed below are a pair extra tasty recipes that use Boursin: Creamy Boursin Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms & Tomatoes and Creamy Rooster, Brussels Sprouts & Mushrooms One-Pot Pasta. It’s your decision (or want) so as to add these to your weekly lineup of meals—simply don't overlook to toast your spices.