Penne Alla Carbonara

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 7 ounces pancetta, cut into matchsticks
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• sea salt
• ground pepper (fresh)
• 6 egg yolks
• 4 ounces cream
• 5 ounces parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 9 ounces penne

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan fry the pancetta in olive oil, slowly, so that it releases its own fat before becoming crisp. add some black pepper.
• 2 beat the egg yolks with the cream and season with salt and pepper. add half of the parmesan.
• 3 meanwhile, cook the penne (according to package directions) in a large pot of salted boiling water and then drain thoroughly.
• 4 combine immediately with the hot pancetta and the oil, and then pour in the cream mixture. stir to coat each pasta piece; the heat from the hot pasta will cook the egg slightly.
• 5 finally add the remaining parmesan and serve.