Four Cheese Pasta

How to Make Four Cheese Pasta

Four cheese pasta is even creamier than carbonara and cacio e pepe! (Who thought that could be possible?!) So if you’re a fan of those dishes then this is a MUST-HAVE! Combining four different cheeses with Gorgonzola as the hero, the only thing you really need to prep is a handful of walnuts – and that’s to garnish at the end! This could be my new favourite pasta – and it couldn’t be easier to make! What cheese are you going to use?

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How to Make Four Cheese Pasta Like an Italian

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Vincenzo’s Top Tips To Make Four Cheese Pasta

The 2 RULES

It is crucial your heat is low and you gently stir – remember these 2 rules and you’ll enjoy four cheese pasta perfection.

Toss it!!

If you can, toss the pasta while in the pan as this will create the most incredible cream and really add the perfect texture to your dish. In Italian, this is called “mantecare”.

Stir both milk and cheese gently to combine

This should be really a slow process so the cheese doesn’t burn and the milk helps with this too, it also adds creaminess.

four cheese pasta

Four Cheese Pasta

Vincenzo's Plate

Equipment

  • Large fry pan
  • large pot
  • wooden spoon
  • knife
  • Chopping-board
  • Tablespoon
  • Spatula
  • Mug

Ingredients
  

  • 50 grams Gorgonzola Cheese 1.7oz
  • 50 grams Stracchino Cheese 1.7oz
  • 50 grams Mascarpone Cheese 1.7oz
  • 3-4 tbsp Pecorino Romano Cheese
  • 200 grams Penne Rigate pasta 7oz
  • 80 ml Full cream milk 0.3cup
  • 1 tbsp Rock salt
  • Handful Walnuts roughly crushed

Instructions
 

  • Four cheese pasta is best served with a short pasta so start by boiling up 5L water in a very large pot.
  • Once it boils, add a tablespoon of rock salt, allow to dissolve then add your pasta of choice. Cooking time depends on the pasta so follow the packet instructions.
  • While the pasta is cooking, place the pan on your stove and warm to a medium-low heat.
  • Add the milk along with the gorgonzola and stracchino. The stracchino will need to be broken into pieces to help it melt.
  • Stir the milk and cheese gently to combine. This should be a slow process so the cheese doesn’t burn – the milk helps with this too, it also adds creaminess.
  • Keep stirring until everything has combined well for your four cheese pasta.
  • As soon as the pasta is ready, scoop up a mug full of pasta water and leave it to the side.
  • Next, strain your pasta and add it to the pan before quickly stirring it with the sauce.
  • While the pan is still on the stove, add the scoop of mascarpone cheese along with 1/3 of your pasta water and combine for around 30 seconds – stir the whole time to help it mix well together and also melt quickly.
  • Remove the pan from your stove and add the pecorino cheese before stirring through really well.
  • E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!

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How to serve Four Cheese Pasta

Add some of your four cheese pasta and add it into the centre of a flat plate. Using a spoon, scoop up some extra sauce and smother it over the top of the pasta dish before sprinkling some crushed walnuts all over – for some good-looking garnish and an extra crunch!

 

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