How to Prepare Perfect Ham with Cacio e Pepe

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To begin with this particular 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 cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Ham with Cacio e Pepe:

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

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!!!

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