Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, ham with cacio e pepe. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Ham with Cacio e Pepe is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Ham with Cacio e Pepe is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

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 recipe, we have to first 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. Get Cheeses
2. Take 1 cup Alpine cheddar cheese
3. Get 1 cup seriously sharp Vermont cheddar cheese
4. Prepare 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
5. Prepare Pasta
6. Prepare 1 pound spaghetti pasta noodles
7. Get 4 quarts water
8. Make ready 1 tablespoon salt
9. Take 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
10. Take Ham
11. Prepare 2 pound smoked ham
12. Make ready To taste salt
13. Take 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. 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.

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!!!

Cacio e Pepe from Delish.com is the easiest pasta dish you can whip up in no time. 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. How to make Vegan Cacio e Pepe. A healthy version of the classic Italian, this creamy vegan pasta is full of flavor, super peppery and seriously delicious!

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