Recipe of Gordon Ramsay Ham with Cacio e Pepe

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

The ingredients needed to make Ham with Cacio e Pepe:

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

Cacio e pepe recipe is a quick and tasty Roman dish. The origin of this recipe is very ancient. Cacio e pepe is creamy and cheesy but without using heavy cream and lots of fat to do it. Another plus for making this, it is a healthier version of your go to adult version of macaroni and cheese.

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 is creamy and cheesy but without using heavy cream and lots of fat to do it. Another plus for making this, it is a healthier version of your go to adult version of macaroni and cheese. Cacio e Pepe might sound like an intimidating dish, but I promise you… it's so simple! The star of the show is pasta water, which helps create a really creamy pasta sauce with a blend of Parmesan and Pecorino cheese. In Rome, Cacio e Pepe is as simple as the pasta and the sauce, but I like to give it some more heft with arugula and pancetta.

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