Pasta Carbonara / Bacon Mushroom

• servings: 2

Ingredients

400g penne

200g pancetta or bacon (8-12 long thin rashers)

1 onion, chopped finely

2 garlic, minced

4 egg yolks

300ml cream

½ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

2 T parsley

Directions

Cook pancetta or bacon with onion and garlic in oil until crisp. (6 mins)

Beat yolks, cream and cheese.

Cook pasta, removing 1 cup water before draining pasta.

Return pasta to saucepan.

Mix pancetta mix into pasta and while still hot pour over cream mix.

Return to low heat for 3 to 6 mins to thicken sauce and warm through.

Add some of the pasta water to thin sauce if needed.

Mix in parsley.

Notes

**Bacon and mushroom**

6 bacon rashers thinly sliced

250 Swiss brown mushrooms thickly sliced

4 shallots thinly sliced

¼ cup chives

4 egg yolks

300ml cream

½ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

Fry bacon and mushroom in 2t oil

Cook 5 mins

Add shallots and garlic

Reduce to low

Cook pasta drain and add in bacon mix

Mix cream yolks and parm

Add to pasta with chives

Cook 2 mins