Courgette Carbonara...
I came across this simple Italian Classic recipe at our local Free music festival....Bickerstock 2008.
Ingredients:
4 Medium Courgettes,,,,,,,,,,,500g Penne Pasta
4 Large Egg Yolks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100ml Double Cream
2 Handfulls of freshly grated cheddar cheese
10 Slices of Bacon, cut into chunky lardons
Fresh or dried Thyme,,,,,,,,,,,Olive Oil
1, Put a large pan of salted water on to boil. Dice the Corgettes into smallish pieces, roughly the same size as your pasta. When your water is boiling add your pasta.
2, To make the creamy sauce, mix together your yolks,cream and half of your cheese in a bowl and season.
3, Heat a large frying pan, and add your corgettes to the pan and add 2 big pinches of pepper. Sprinkle in a big pinch of thyme and give a stir. Fry until the courgettes are soft but firm.
4 Now you have to work quickly. When the pasta is cooked, drain it and then immediately toss it in the courgettes and bacon before adding your creamy sauce,stirring it and remove it from the heat. Continue to sir but no more cooking is required.
5, Serve ASAP and sprinkle with your remaining cheese.
If any one would like to try this recipe and report on it before adding one they have found so we can try it our selves.
Regards
Fritz,,,,,,,
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