I’m so happy for you and your family, I wish you all the success the internet can bring, thanks for showing these east coast Italian American killer recipes
My fiancé requested I make this again after the first time I tried it, she says it’s the best pasta she’s had! I used prosciutto and added garlic and white wine and I have to say it warmed my heart when she went back for seconds. Thank you so much!
The most useful aspect of your channel sir, is how formulaic everything is. I have been adapting your recipes to fit with flavor profiles instead of the raw ingredients and it has helped a lot in letting me be creative in the kitchen and being excited / motivated to cook. Wonderful channel, best taste tester on the market. Make sure you keep him around for a while, unbiased and reasonable.
I'd probably use a ham steak, some garlic and red pepper flake, and deglaze the onions and ham with white wine just to chef it up a little. Killer recipe. I want this. This looks so good.
Jim, thank you for sharing your recipes and family with us. Do not pay any attention to any of the nonsense comments about pressuring James. You are my favorite YT channel and I make many of your recipes. James is not afraid to give you and us his honest opinion of the everything he tastes.
James is such a well mannered young man. Warms my heart when children use manners and respect especially with their parents. Great job you and your wife is doing. 👍😊
Jim, you’re the best! Easy to follow, no condescension. And James, he’s the coolest! The Baffo is really a straightforward dish to make. Always look forward to Sip and Feast. Bob Campbell
I actually used deli ham a lot when I need to use it up. I find that Boars Head is among the best. I use it in cabbage soups potato soups and casseroles. Adds great flavor. Can't wait to try this one. I love it when James says he doesn't really like something, but never stops eating it. Reminds me of my oldest son! Delightful!
Haha James is getting tougher with his reviews. I also think I'd prefer it with prosciutto or guanciale instead of deli ham. I like the name of the dish -- it reminds me of a Chinese soup called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall",, which has exotic mmeats and seafood. It's so good that vegetarian monks will escape the temple to eat the soup.
Your channel has to be my absolute favorite for comfort and family meals to make. You're always so relaxing to watch, well composed, and explain so thoroughly as you cook and demonstrate. I also appreciate the references to substitute ingredients and different ways you can alter a lot of the dishes you present. I hope your style of video and amazingly good spirit never changes! PS: I think you're going to need to start throwing some curve balls to James, he's becoming a connoisseur!
I've been making something almost like this for years (capicola or prosciutto, crushed tomatoes, half & half, and I use a bit of garlic and pepper, so not quite the same). I didn't know there was an actual dish that was similar, I'll have to try it this way sometime.
2:20 Hi here from Italy ! 👋 “Penne Al Baffo”… literally means “to the mustache” (Baffo = mustache). We Italians, when something is very delicious, we usually say….”da leccarsi i baffi !” (lick the mustache). Greetings and Ciao !
Thanks for this channel. Love the recipes but you, James and your wife’s interactions are fantastic. The Taste testers choices totally match my family’s taste! Love it
The little man is getting tough (?): He doesn't like it so much, but with his head 2 inches from the plate, he is woofing it down like no tomorrow. He has no clue how spoiled he is eating in your house -- 😂! It looks delicious. Thank you. PS Wait til he's thirty in his own kitchen and that 8 score magically turns into a 10!!!
Made this last night. Absolutely gorgeous quick and easy, comfort food. Couldn't find Passata so made it from scratch from another recipe (simple to make). Thanks.
Watched this last night and realized I had most of the ingredients (except the puree). Made it tonight and it was really, really good despite not any garlic or wine. A feel good meal for sure. And on the cheap if you plan it well.
Made this last night for dinner. So easy! And delicious. I used more than 1/2 a pound of ham (probably closer to a whole pound). And, rather than deli ham, I used ham 'steaks' . Also, could not find passata at the store, so I used tomato puree and it turned out fine. My wife, youngest son, and I gave it Five Stars! Thanks for sharing the recipe for this one!
I didnt have Ham so i used chicken but followed this and it was amazing. Thank you for great inspiration for someone who never learned how to cook before moving away from home :)
Lol, I've been making this forever, my wife loves it! Didn't know it had an official name. Definitely one of the best quick pasta dishes for work night, delicious! :)
That's so funny to me that James wasn't about it but the adults were. When I was growing up we'd toss diced ham into box macaroni and cheese, and this dish kinda reminds me of that. My sisters and I couldn't get enough -- we still can't, by all accounts -- but my parents finally admitted that they hated it and only made it because it was cheap and fast and we liked it!
This looks tasty, will definitely try it. I make something similar but instead of ham I use mild salami and instead of cream I use a generous amount of pesto. No passata, I use a heap of cherry tomatoes and semi dried tomatoes and 1 to 2 chopped birds eye chili (it's pretty spicy). My 85 year old Sicilian father in-law is always pushing me to make it for him which is flattering considering I'm an Aussie! :) Keep the recipes coming as I love trying them and they remind me of my times in NY.
I'm excited to try this one! 😃 Btw, the Pasta Queen recently reacted to a bunch of viral recipes and you're one of the few that she liked. I was very relieved! lol EDIT: Made this tonight and it's my favorite so far!! I added a little white wine and subbed Italian sausage for the ham. It was sooooo good!!
Great recipe! Just made it for the kids today. I used bowtie pasta instead of penne, added a little more ham (the kids love ham) and a little less onion, and they were asking for seconds! And like you suggested, I added a little crushed red pepper on my plate, perfect! Thank you! I added the subscription and will be looking forward to following more of your recipes!
My Mom used to define "eternity" as two people with a ham. Baked ham freezes well. This would be a wonderful place to use chunks of baked ham. I have to say that a squit of garlic would spark this up a bit. A cup of dry white wine would be welcome as well. I love your posts ... they help me cook better food.
In Québec we call this wonderful recipe Rosée or Cardinale. If with mushrooms added we call it Gigi. If sauteed in vodka we call it Romanov. Thank you for this!
I pretty much do everything you do even the anchovies and the bread crumbs but I do add a squeeze of lemon and some capers. My family loves it . I get so much inspiration and learn so much from om you and your taste tester !!! Keep ‘‘em coming please ❤
love your humor and whole family soooo cute. great dish! my favorite is lobster ravioli and seafood dishes. Maybe fish with capers would love to watch those.
Howdy Jim!! All these fabulous new recipes that you have been posting here, Instagram & on Facebook always make my mouth water so bad. I really don't know why you don't weigh 900# eating all these wonderful dishes!!! BRAVO!! BRAVO!!!! BRAVO Maestro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our local Americanized Italian restaurant (nothing close to authentic, but decent food and cheap) has a linguini alfredo with ham that I like on occasion. Now I'm going to have to try this.
I would like it with thicker pieces of sliced ham. Deli ham is too thin but great way to use up deli ham all at once. Country ham would be great in this (Virginia style ham). Oh my favorite pepper grinder is made by OXO good grips radial pepper grinder and costs $15. Easy / quick to fill with clear tip out / fill spout, easy to spin handle that is ergonomic, and easy adjust on the bottom from fine to coarse. I have owned fancy pepper grinders, basic store grinders, and this is absolutely the best and easiest to use. Super fast, not fussy! I buy 1 pound of organic pepper corns on Amazon and store in a quart Ball jar. Yes I love fresh ground pepper! Happy cooking and bon appetit!
Another fabulous recipe from the best cooking channel on RU-vid. It's something I had not only never cooked before but also a dish I had never even eaten. It was as easy as advertised, actually easier, and tasted better than I could have imagined. My only nit: It would have saved me a bit of agita if the video had made clear that passata and tomato puree are the same thing. I had the folks at my local supermarket looking all over the place before I hit the Google machine and figured it out myself. (I live in New Mexico where Italian cooking is not really a thing!) In any event, that small hiccup aside, this is an incredible recipe that you really should try!
Thanks for this! You have made me more popular among my friends who don't like to cook. Easy to walk in with a simple recipe like this and look like a superhero...
your right about the translation; Al baffo is an abbreviation of the expression 'da leccarsi i baffi' meaning 'so good you'll lick your whiskers'. It's kind of the Italian equivalent of finger-lickin' good!
Definitely a simple, easy and delicious looking dish!! Thanks for sharing this one! Dishes this easy will come in very handy now that school is back and time gets to be harder to find to cook!
In Italy they differentiate between "prosciutto cotto" and "prosciutto crudo". Cotto is cooked aka "regular" ham and crudo is aged (and not cooked). Proscuitto di Parma is basically just a style of proscuitto crudo that comes from the city of Parma.
Look up korv stroganoff, swedish dish. Very hammy sausage, onion/tomato paste/cream. Sausage instead of ham, but they're similar enough. Some mustard and dill in the sauce, and serve with rice. It's so similar.
Hey man nice video, i love this recipe. I have one suggestion for when you have to cut parsley: don’t chop it. Chopping it will rupture all the vases and oxidize it very quickly, it will get dark and bitter. The proper way to cut it is to make a bundle with all the leaves, without squishing them, and then cut it with an horizontal movement of the knife, again without pushing down on the parsley. This way it will retain both color and taste in the final dish. It’s a bit tricky, but it’s worth it
Love this! I adore pasta in any way shape or form! I love how gently you stir everything … with such care … I’m with your son on the ham thing but I’d devour the lot! Great video 🇬🇧
Glad his giving things less than 10 because once everything you remotely like becomes a 10 you don't have no way to let people know which ones are to die for also ,I like fresh cracked pepper also definitely elevates things without over powering the dish.
If the ham you were using is as salty as you said it was, then I agree with James on raising the amount of pepper used. Would different peppercorns (pink, green, or white, for example) in your grinder have made a difference?
I shall be making this, very fast and simple. also seems like a great way of using up old ham and meat from the fridge. As someone who doesn't drink alcohol I have never bought so much brandy for your brandy sauces lol, wife and I love it and I cook it every few weeks at the moment.
This was very good. I added mushrooms and peas to make it like something I used to get at an old restaurant that has since closed. Cubed ham steak makes it a little easier than trying to separate all the tiny slices of ham cold cuts. But some ham steaks can be too watery and may ruin the sauce. Fantastic though - like everything I've made from this channel.
Looks great, I'll have to try that very soon. I think I would like prosciutto, but the way prices are today I might just try the ham. I made your peas and ditalini tonight, delicious, simple and affordable. We moved from NJ to Pa. and can't find ditalini anywhere, so when my son comes to visit, I always have a list for him. I miss all the food stores from NJ, can't find what I'm looking for to easily here in Amish country. I'm just a Jersey girl, what can I say, lived there all my life. Stay well and safe.
James is on his way to becoming an honest to goodness Food Critic! This was so fun. That pasta looks amazing. Actually (let the criticism begin ☺️) I make a similar dish using bacon. 🥓 Can you really ruin pasta? Thank you for this recipe!🍝
