INGREDIENTS
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A 1/2 POUND FIRM RIPE BARTLETT PEAR (OR 2 SMALL PEARS); MOST PEARS WILL MAKE A GOOD FILLING AS LONG AS THEY ARE RIPE BUT FIRM
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8 OUNCES 3-TO-6 MONTHS AGED PECORINO ROMANO, FRESHLY SHREDDED
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1-1/2 TABLESPOONS CHILLED MASCARPONE
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FOR CACIO E PEPE SAUCE
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6 OUNCES (1-1/2 STICKS) BUTTER
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4 OUNCES MILD 12 MONTHS PECORINO ROMANO, GRATED
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ABUNDANT COARSELY GROUND BLACK PEPPER, TO TASTE