5 from 2 votes
Best Bavette Cacio e Pepe
From ingredients to enjoyment, this recipe makes it easy to create something wonderful.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
980 kcal
Course:
Others
Ingredients
- 1 pound bavette pasta
- 2 Tbsp kosher salt
- 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil plus 1 Tbsp more for finishing
- 6 Tbsp butter
- 2 ½ Tbsp black pepper freshly ground, plus 1 tsp for serving
- 1 ½ cups Cacio de Roma cheese freshly grated
- 1 ½ cups Pecorino Romano cheese plus extra for serving, freshly grated
Instructions
- All ingredients ready? Let's begin!
- In a large pot over high heat, bring 6 quarts of water and 2 tablespoons of salt to a boil. Drop the pasta into the boiling water and reduce the heat so the water is at a rolling simmer. Cook according to the directions on the packaging minus one minute of time.
- Into a large sauté pan or skillet over low heat, add 3 tablespoons of olive oil and the butter. Heat until the butter just melts, then turn off the heat.
- Once the pasta is about one minute short of the package directions for slightly al dente, turn the heat back on to medium under the sauté pan. Take 2 ladles of pasta cooking water and add it to the oil and butter in the sauté. Allow this to come to a rolling boil.
- Add a small handful of each of the cheeses and allow that to melt into the sauce.
- Using tongs or a spider, remove the noodles from the pot into the sauté pan. Add the pepper and toss to coat everything with tongs or spoons. Add 1 or 2 more ladles of the pasta water and toss again.
- Add the rest of the cheese, except what is being reserved for finishing the dish, and turn off the heat.
- Toss really well. Drizzle with the last tablespoon of olive oil over the pasta. Keep tossing well while you add another ladle of pasta water until a thick sauce forms and coats all the pasta.
- Serve while warm with additional cheese and 1 teaspoon of pepper on top.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
980kcal
(49%)
Carbohydrates
94g
(31%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
52g
(80%)
Saturated Fat
26g
(130%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Cholesterol
127mg
(42%)
Sodium
4237mg
(177%)
Potassium
479mg
(10%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1356IU
(27%)
Calcium
550mg
(55%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 980
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 980kcal | 49% |
| Carbohydrates | 94g | 31% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 52g | 80% |
| Saturated Fat | 26g | 130% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 127mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 4237mg | 177% |
| Potassium | 479mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1356IU | 27% |
| Calcium | 550mg | 55% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.