Homemade Cavatelli

Let’s make pasta from scratch: no special equipment is necessary!  Hipcooks teacher Joe is sharing his mother’s special recipe for homemade, melt-in-the-mouth Cavatelli. With just 1 egg, flour, and ricotta — you’ll have a new dinnertime family favorite.

While the cavatelli dough rests, we will teach you through two options for sauces — so you can get cavatelli making and cavatelli eating, for a delicious family dinner.

Homemade Cavatelli: Just a few ingredients make the magic!

Here’s what to have on hand to get ready for Homemade Cavatelli. This will make 4 servings:

For the Pasta Dough:

15 ounces (1 tub) ricotta
2 cups flour, plus plenty of additional flour for rolling/shaping*
1 egg

*for a gluten-free version, use gluten-free all-purpose flour in place of regular flour. (King Arthur and Bob’s Red Mill both carry nice gluten-free flours.)

Choose your sauce: Tomato Confit or Mint, Lemon and Pea

If you’d like to make a Tomato Confit you’ll need:

2-3 tomatoes
1 clove of garlic
butter
olive oil
fresh basil 
parmesan, romano, or pecorino cheese

If you’d like a Mint, Lemon and Pea sauce you’ll need:

a lemon (with a grater and squeezer nearby)
a handful of mint
a handful of frozen peas
butter
parmesan, romano, or pecorino cheese

Equipment:

bowl and a large spoon 
large pot with salted water – brought to a boil before class, turned off and lidded
wooden spoon (if you have one)
a cheese grater and/or Microplane

Virtual cooking classes at Hipcooks

Join us for this online cooking class on zoom, or get your own group together for a lively Livestream: Coworkers & clients, Friends & family, and kids for a Private virtual cooking class. We’ll work with you to book a date and time that work for you. More info on our Private virtual cooking classes here.