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Cacio e Pepe pizza

Cacio e Pepe Pizza

Todd Mitchell
This pizza bianca (white pizza) is a Cacio e Pepe in pizza form inspired by Stefano Callegari.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2 people
Calories 449 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Outdoor pizza oven Optional
  • 1 Pizza Peel Optional
  • 1 Pizza pan or cookie sheet (if cooking in regular oven)
  • 1 Pizza Cutter

Ingredients
  

  • 10 ounce dough ball Recommend a Neapolitan style dough
  • 2 tablespoons flour for work area
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil extra virgin - drizzled on at the end
  • 2 pinches black pepper freshly cracked/ground
  • 1 ounce Pecorino Romano cheese freshly and finely grated

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to the temperature for your dough.

Prepare the Ingredients

  • Grate the pecorino Romano cheese.
    Grating pecorino Romano cheese.

Prepare Your Dough

  • Stretch/roll out the pizza dough to make a pizza ~12 inches in diameter.
    Make sure there is a prominent border around the edge to contain the water when the ice melts.
    Stretch out the dough and make a border around the edge to contain the water.
  • If you use a pizza pan, add thin coat of olive oil.
  • If using a pizza peel, flour the peel so the dough won't stick.
  • Transfer the dough to the pan/peel.

Prepare the pizza

  • Distribute the broken/small ice cubes across the pizza and inside the border.
    Distribute the ice on the dough.

Cooking Time: Pizza in an Indoor Oven

  • Cook at 450°F on a pizza pan or cookie sheet
  • 7 minutes, then rotate
  • 7 minutes, then use a spatula to transfer the pizza to the pizza stone
  • The top of the pizza should already be browning, in which case turn the oven off.
  • Leave in oven for 5 extra minutes (on a pizza stone if you have one)
  • Remove and rest for 5 minutes before cutting and eat immediately.

Cooking Time: Outdoor Pizza Oven

  • Cook at >750°F for about 3-4 minutes rotating a quarter turn every 30-45 seconds.
    Note that this pizza will be very delicate, so be extra careful rotating it.
    Ice on the pizza and off to the oven!
  • Cook until the edge of the crust is brown and the water is melted but not completely evaporated.
    Rotate about every 30-45 seconds.
  • Remove the pizza from the oven and add the grated pecorino Romano cheese.
  • Add freshly ground black pepper to taste.
    Cacio e Pepe pizza
  • Drizzle olive oil over the pizza.
    Cacio e Pepe Pizza Recipe
  • Cut then serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 449kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 16gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 1583mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 59IUCalcium: 152mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Cacio e Pepe Pizza, pizza, Pizza bianca
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