Courgette & Pancetta Penne Carbonara
Courgette & Pancetta Penne Carbonara

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, courgette & pancetta penne carbonara. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have courgette & pancetta penne carbonara using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Courgette & Pancetta Penne Carbonara:
  1. Get 200 g penne pasta
  2. Prepare 2 large free-range egg yolks
  3. Make ready 50 ml single cream
  4. Make ready handful grated pecorino cheese
  5. Get olive oil
  6. Make ready 2 small courgettes (ideally fairly thin)
  7. Take 100 g pancetta (cut into lardons)
  8. Make ready 1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped (optional)
  9. Get a few thyme or basil leaves

Do the most with your glut by making an easy courgette chutney, or puree courgettes into a delicious freezer friendly courgette soup. With a delicate flavour and firm flesh, courgettes can be used in a wide variety of dishes. Why not try them grilled, stewed, roasted, fried, stuffed, sliced or even shaved raw into salads? Method To make the fried courgette, cut the courgette into slices the thickness of a pound coin.

Instructions to make Courgette & Pancetta Penne Carbonara:
  1. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil.
  2. If you have thick courgettes, you'll want to cut them down by either halving or even quartering them lengthways. Then slice them into pieces similarly sized to the penne.
  3. Add the penne to the boiling water and cook according to packet instructions. I prefer to aim for al dente!
  4. To make the carbonara sauce… - - Separate the egg yolks and put them in a bowl. Discard the whites. (I sometimes use the eggs whole, but yolk-only is the traditional way!) - - Add the cream and grate in half the pecorino cheese. Mix together with a fork. - - Season lightly with sea salt and black pepper, and put to one side for later.
  5. Heat a large frying pan and add a splash of olive oil. Fry the pancetta until dark brown and crisp. (I personally like to fry them with a bit of garlic, but this is very much not traditional!)
  6. Add the sliced courgette to the frying pan. And add a pinch or two of black pepper.
  7. This is an important step to get right… - - When the pasta is cooked, drain it, and reserve some of the cooking water. (I like to catch some of the water by putting the colander on top of a mug while I drain.) - - While the pasta is still very hot (be quick!), toss the pasta in the pan with the courgettes and bacon. Then quickly remove from the heat, add a little bit of the reserve pasta water, and add the carbonara sauce. Stir together quickly. Keep it moving and do not let the eggs set/scramble.
  8. While tossing the pasta, add a little more of the grated pecorino. (Retain the rest of the pecorino for serving on top of the pasta.) At this stage also consider adding some more of the reserve water if the pasta's not silky enough.
  9. Serve the pasta into dishes. Add grated pecorino on top (as per your guest's preferences), cracked black pepper, and sprinkle your favourite green herbs on top (basil or thyme).

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