Fettuccine Carbonara

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This fettuccine carbonara dish is made by cooking bacon, shallots, onion, and garlic, then tossing it with fettuccine pasta and a creamy sauce.

Ingredients

5 teaspoons olive oil
4 shallots, diced
1 pound bacon, cut into strips
1 large onion, cut into thin strips
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package dry fettuccine pasta
3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 egg yolks
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1 Heat olive oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Sauté shallots until softened. Stir in bacon and onion; cook and stir until bacon is evenly browned. Stir in garlic when bacon is about half done. Remove from heat.
2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain pasta, then return it to the pot.
3 Whisk Parmesan, cream, and egg yolks together in a medium bowl. Pour bacon mixture over pasta; stir in cream mixture. Season with salt and pepper.