Gino D’Acampo recipe for Paccheri with Four Cheeses

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Recipes with Gino’s Italian’. Week 2

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Week 2 from Gino D’Acampo is :

Paccheri with Four Cheeses

Originating from Campania and Calabria, paccheri is a popular pasta shape in the region of Marche. When filming there I made this dish using a selection of delicious cheeses. This is a tasty and filling meal that’s really easy to make – it’s my version of a posh macaroni cheese! If you can’t find paccheri you can use large rigatoni for this recipe. If scamorza is unavailable, use a mixture…

Originating from Campania and Calabria, paccheri is a popular pasta shape
in the region of Marche. When filming there I made this dish using a
selection of delicious cheeses. This is a tasty and filling meal that’s really easy
to make – it’s my version of a posh macaroni cheese! If you can’t find
paccheri you can use large rigatoni for this recipe. If scamorza is unavailable,
use a mixture of ordinary mozzarella and smoked Cheddar.

Serves 4
400g dried paccheri
100g Gorgonzola cheese, cut into small
pieces
100g Taleggio cheese, rind removed and
cut into small pieces
100g scamorza (smoked mozzarella)
cheese, rind removed and cut into small
piece

3 tablespoons full-fat milk
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped chives
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
80g freshly grated pecorino cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

1. Cook the paccheri in a large pan of boiling,
   salted water until al dente.
2. Meanwhile, put the Gorgonzola, Taleggio and
   scamorza in a large saucepan. Add the milk, oil,
   half the chives and the paprika. Place the pan
   over a medium to low heat to melt the cheeses
   and stir to combine. Do not allow the mixture to
   boil. Remove from the heat and season with
   a little pepper.
3. When the paccheri is cooked, remove it from
   the water using a slotted spoon and put it
   directly into the sauce without draining. Ensure
   some of the cooking liquid comes along with it.
   Gently fold the pasta through the sauce and stir
   in half the pecorino.
4. Transfer the pasta to individual serving plates
   or bowls. Sprinkle over the remaining pecorino
   and remaining chives and serve immediately

Extracted from Gino’s Italian Adriatic Escape: A taste of Italy from Veneto to Puglia by Gino D’Acampo (published by Hodder & Stoughton) on 18th October 2018. Photography credit – Dan Jones, Holly Bryson & Trevor Butterfield

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