paulk
07-07-2004, 12:50 AM
So simple and yet so luscious!
You boil some pasta. I had thrown together some fettucine using an egg, some semolina flour, and a little olive oil, water, and salt--but you could probably just use some leftover pasta (cappelini might be good) or something. Then you drain the pasta and give it a quick rinse.
While it's sitting in the strainer in the sink, you throw some butter in the pot you boiled the pasta in, over medium/medium-high heat. Let it melt and get somewhat hot, then add some julienned or perhaps diced canadian bacon, prosciutto, or maybe some capicola would work. Let it cook a little, then pour in some milk or cream (2% milk will work fine). Stir in some grated parmesan or asiago cheese. You could probably use pecorino-romano, but the kind I have is made with sheep's milk which makes me puke.
Then put your pasta back in and mix all the stuff up and eat it.
If you go easy on the butter and use 2% milk, you end up with a relatively low fat carbonaraesque dish.
You boil some pasta. I had thrown together some fettucine using an egg, some semolina flour, and a little olive oil, water, and salt--but you could probably just use some leftover pasta (cappelini might be good) or something. Then you drain the pasta and give it a quick rinse.
While it's sitting in the strainer in the sink, you throw some butter in the pot you boiled the pasta in, over medium/medium-high heat. Let it melt and get somewhat hot, then add some julienned or perhaps diced canadian bacon, prosciutto, or maybe some capicola would work. Let it cook a little, then pour in some milk or cream (2% milk will work fine). Stir in some grated parmesan or asiago cheese. You could probably use pecorino-romano, but the kind I have is made with sheep's milk which makes me puke.
Then put your pasta back in and mix all the stuff up and eat it.
If you go easy on the butter and use 2% milk, you end up with a relatively low fat carbonaraesque dish.