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Christmas Ham Pasta

Name: Christmas Ham Pasta
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 1 bag orecchiette pasta 500 g; 400 g fully cooked sauna-smoked ham (or leftover Christmas ham) piece; 1 onion 100 g; 1 garlic clove; 1 lemon 190 g; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 bag Finnish peas 200 g · frozen; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 0.5 pot of fresh parsley, chopped

Leftover Christmas ham gets a new lease of life in this fresh and lemony pasta. Use whatever pasta you have at home and fry the diced ham until crispy with the onion.

Smarrig Kitchen1y

Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Cook the pasta in well-salted water according to the package instructions. Drain well.
2
Dice the ham. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Grate the lemon zest and squeeze 3 tbsp of juice, setting it aside.
3
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the ham cubes until crispy. Add the onions and sauté for a couple of minutes. Add the peas and fry for about three more minutes. Season with the lemon zest, lemon juice, and black pepper.
4
Pour the pasta into the pan with the ham mixture and fry for about a minute. Finish with fresh parsley.