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Orrechiette Carbonara

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Orrechiette Carbonara

Orrechiette Carbonara

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Equipment

  • Hand Mixer/Stand Mixer (for making eggs and cheese emulsion)

  • Chef's Knife

  • Kitchen Shears (optional, for cutting bacon into smaller pieces if desired)

  • Pasta Spoon

  • Wooden Spoon

  • Whisk

  • Colander

  • Large Pot with Faucet

  • Tongs

  • Digital Scale (for precise measurements of ingredients)

  • Mixing Bowls

  • Measuring Cups and Spoons

  • Cutting Board

  • Paper Towels

Ingredients

  • 4 applewood-smoked bacon slices, diced

  • 2 medium leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/3-inch pieces

  • 10 ounces orecchiette (little ear-shaped pasta) or small shells

  • 2 large eggs, room temperature

  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese plus additional for serving

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel to drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet if necessary. Add leeks and sauté over medium heat until tender, about 6 minutes. Set aside.
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Instruction 2

Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
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Instruction 3

Whisk eggs and 1/2 cup Parmesan in medium bowl to blend; gradually whisk in 1/4 cup pasta cooking liquid. Add pasta to leeks in skillet and stir to heat. Remove skillet from heat. Pour egg mixture over pasta and stir until sauce is just creamy and eggs are no longer raw, about 2 minutes. (Return skillet to very low heat if egg mixture is runny; do not overcook or eggs will curdle.) Add some of remaining 1/4 cup pasta cooking liquid to pasta if needed to moisten. Stir in bacon and parsley. Serve pasta, passing additional cheese separately.
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