Penne Alla Panna

photo by ALH7401




- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 400 g penne pasta, cooked
- 250 -400 ml cream
- 200 g cooked ham or 200 g prosciutto, finely sliced and cut into small pieces
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons vodka (optional)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
directions
- Heat the oil in a skillet.
- On a high heat, quickly fry the ham or prosciutto until starting to brown, keep stirring it continuously to stop it from burning.
- Turn down to a low heat or if cooking on an electric hob turn it off, pour in 250 ml of cream.
- Add the cayenne pepper and stir in the parmesan.
- If the sauce seems really thick add some more cream, the pasta shouldn't be dry, but neither should it swim in sauce.
- Stir in the pasta and serve straight away.
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Reviews
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This dish was really simple to make and the finished product looked like a gourmet version of macaroni and cheese. I enjoyed the recipe, however, I found it too salty for my tastes, which may be due to the type of prosciutto that I used, or perhaps that I am not used to eating prosciutto. Either way, I might try it once more, using proscuitto from my italian grocer. Thanks! Updated: I often go back to this recipe and use capicollo ham, it's wonderful and so quick. Wonderful flavour with such little effort!
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I couldn't believe that such a delicious blend of flavors came from so little effort. I added a shallot to the ham and used half and half instead of heavy cream. I may have used a bit more than the recipe called for...I didn't convert from metric and had to do it quickly in my head!!! Thanks, Sylvie!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
-Sylvie-
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Hi, I'm 31 and cooking and living in England. I was born in Germany and that's where I grew up and lived until I came to the UK to go to University in 1998.
I never went back to live in Germany, even though all my family is still there.