Recipe: 2020 Ham with Cacio e Pepe

Ham with Cacio e Pepe. Cacio e pepe is a simple Roman pasta dish that's perfect for lunch or a midnight snack. Cacio e Pepe - Italian Mac and Cheese Alright all you cacio e pepe purists, it's GOOD and EASY.

I've been wanting to try Cacio e Pepe - though according to some reviewers I still haven't. But I thought this was so delicious. Cacio e pepe (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈtʃo e ˈpeːpe]) is a pasta dish from modern Roman cuisine. "Cacio e pepe" means "cheese and pepper" in several central Italian dialects. You can have Ham with Cacio e Pepe using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Ham with Cacio e Pepe

You need of Cheeses.
You need 1 cup of Alpine cheddar cheese.
It's 1 cup of seriously sharp Vermont cheddar cheese.
Prepare 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
It's of Pasta.
Prepare 1 pound of spaghetti pasta noodles.
Prepare 4 quarts of water.
You need 1 tablespoon of salt.
It's 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
Prepare of Ham.
Prepare 2 pound of smoked ham.
It's To taste of salt.
It's To taste of ground black pepper.

If you were to watch a practiced hand make cacio e pepe, you might think the instructions were as simple as this: Cook spaghetti and drain. 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 has always had its ardent devotees. But more and more people have been discovering the easy and indulgent satisfaction that comes from just four or so ingredients that they probably always have on hand," said David Leite, founder of Leite's Culinaria and author of The New Portuguese Table.

Ham with Cacio e Pepe step by step

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..
Shred and grate the cheeses, and set aside. Now the pasta and ham should be done..
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..
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 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. Cacio e Pepe - "cheese and pepper," literally translated - is kind of a Stonehenge of recipes. Today I'm revealing my inner rebel and not only seriously messing with the recipe, but I'm also calling it Vegan Cacio e Pepe.