Cacio e Pepe Con Bacon, Cheese and Pepper with Bacon

Name: Cacio e Pepe Con Bacon, Cheese and Pepper with Bacon
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Bacon-------------------; 1/4 pound Bacon; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme; 4 cloves garlic; 3 tablespoon butter; 3 tablespoon extra Virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; Cacio e Pepe/ Cheese and Pepper ---; 1 pound cavatappi / corkscrew pasta; 2 quarts water; 2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper; 2 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon salt for boiling pasta; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101

Dover, Florida

Cacio e Pepe is so simple and straightforward delicious. Add bacon and it becomes more tasty and still delicious meal.

skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101

Dover, Florida

Cacio e Pepe is so simple and straightforward delicious. Add bacon and it becomes more tasty and still delicious meal.

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Ingredients

Bacon-------------------
1/4 poundBacon
1/2 teaspoondried oregano
1/4 teaspoondried thyme
4 clovesgarlic
3 tablespoonbutter
3 tablespoonextra Virgin olive oil
1 teaspoonkosher salt
Cacio e Pepe/ Cheese and Pepper ---
1 poundcavatappi / corkscrew pasta
2 quartswater
2 tablespoonsfresh ground black pepper
2 cupgrated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoonsalt for boiling pasta
2 tablespoonschopped parsley

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Steps

1

Cut the bacon into pieces.
2

Get the water boiling. Add the pasta and heat the bacon and butter in a pan.
3

Slice the garlic and add to the bacon drippings and butter mixture. Add the oregano and thyme.
4

When the the garlic is browned a bit add salt and add the bacon back to the pan.
5

When the pasta is just done, add the pasta straight from the pot using a dipper.
6

Add the cheese and butter. Stir in a couple of ladles full of pasta water. Allow it to get creamy don't let the cheese clump up stir a lot.
7

Add more pepper and cheese if you like. Serve immediately. I hope you enjoy!!

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skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101

on November 30, 2018 01:02

Dover, Florida

This picture is me and my oldest daughter. I love Asian, Mediterranean, and Southern food.I hope you enjoy my recipes, if you have any questions please ask. The app only allows so many followings, they put a limit on how many we can follow I have reached my limit. If it wasn't there I would follow back everyone, sorry....