Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, ham with cacio e pepe. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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.

Ham with Cacio e Pepe is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Ham with Cacio e Pepe is something that I have loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Ham with Cacio e Pepe:

1. Make ready Cheeses
2. Prepare 1 cup Alpine cheddar cheese
3. Get 1 cup seriously sharp Vermont cheddar cheese
4. Make ready 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
5. Prepare Pasta
6. Take 1 pound spaghetti pasta noodles
7. Get 4 quarts water
8. Take 1 tablespoon salt
9. Make ready 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
10. Take Ham
11. Take 2 pound smoked ham
12. Make ready 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. Cacio e Pepe is a simple Roman pasta dish that is easy to make and tastes absolutely heavenly. This cheesy peppery Italian pasta is a favorite for a reason.

Instructions 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!!!

The traditional choice of pasta for Cacio e Pepe is tonnarelli pasta, a thick round long pasta similar to a thick spaghetti or bucatini. The name is cacio e pepe: cheese and pepper. The addition of garlic changes the dish but it is still tasty. This was a Friday night meal in our house growing up. Want to know Padella's pici cacio e pepe recipe?

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