Carbonara-style Penne With Pancetta And Parsley

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces pancetta, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• freshly ground salt and black pepper
• 9 ounces penne
• 3 egg yolks
• 6 tablespoons heavy cream
• 6 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
• 6 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
• parmesan cheese, shavings to serve

Recipe

• 1 place the pancetta and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan and fry until nice and crisp.
• 2 meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. add the pasta and return to the boil. cook for 10-12 minutes until the pasta is al dente; drain.
• 3 while the pasta is cooking mix the egg yolks and cream in a large bowl with the freshly grated parmesan.
• 4 season the mixture well with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and mix in the parsley.
• 5 once the pasta has been drained add it to the bowl containing the parmesan mixture. add the remaining olive oil and the crispy pancetta and toss thoroughly.
• 6 serve the pasta garnished with parmesan shavings and a generous amount of freshly ground pepper.