Ham with Cacio e Pepe
Ham with Cacio e Pepe

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Alright all you cacio e pepe purists, it's GOOD and EASY. And quite frankly that's all that matters. So let people have their cheesy, peppery pasta with a wee bit of butter.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ham with cacio e pepe using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Ham with Cacio e Pepe:
  1. Prepare Cheeses
  2. Take 1 cup Alpine cheddar cheese
  3. Make ready 1 cup seriously sharp Vermont cheddar cheese
  4. Get 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  5. Make ready Pasta
  6. Take 1 pound spaghetti pasta noodles
  7. Get 4 quarts water
  8. Get 1 tablespoon salt
  9. Make ready 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  10. Prepare Ham
  11. Make ready 2 pound smoked ham
  12. Prepare To taste salt
  13. Prepare To taste ground black pepper

But we all know that the simplest recipes can often be the most confounding, and so it is with cacio e pepe. Follow those instructions and, if you're lucky, you'll. This cacio e pepe kugel combines the flavors of Rome's famous pasta dish-cheese and pepper-with the comfort of a rich baked kugel. Cooked linguine is mixed with ricotta, mascarpone, Pecorino Romano, and plenty of black pepper, spooned into a casserole dish, and baked until crisp and golden.

Steps to make Ham with Cacio e Pepe:
  1. Boil the pasta as instructed on package. Don't throw out the pasta water you will need it. Cube the ham and fry in a deep pan. Let the fat render.
  2. Shred and grate the cheeses, and set aside. Now the pasta and ham should be done.
  3. Add some pasta to the ham. Add the cheeses and then the rest of the pasta. Start with 2 cups of pasta water added to the dish. Stir well.
  4. Keep stirring allowing the cheeses to coat all the pasta and ham. Keep on the heat. Everything will thicken a bit. If it's too thick add a bit of pasta water accordingly. Serve immediately! I hope you enjoy!!!

Though not exactly typical in cacio e pepe, we found that incorporating olive oil makes emulsifying the delicate cheese sauce a far less finicky process. Grating the cheese (as opposed to shredding) or using a Microplane is also key, as this allows the cheese to melt quickly. Cacio e Pepe Is The Easiest Dinner Imagineable. Cacio e pepe literally translates to "cheese and pepper," and while those are the prominent flavors here, this dish is SO much more. Cacio E Pepe With Basic Egg Pasta Dough, Grated Parmesan Cheese, Grated Romano Cheese, Ground Black Pepper, Pasta Water, Unsalted Butter.

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