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                         BACON & EGG CARBONARA

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Italian

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  8       oz           Sliced bacon (about 10
                       -slices) cut into 1" squares
  8       oz           Dry thin pasta, such as
                       -capellini or vermicelli -- or
                       -1 pkg (9 oz)
                       Angel hair pasta
  2       c            Sour cream
    1/4   c            Chopped chives or thinly
                       -sliced green onions,
                       -including tops
  4                    Egg yolks
  1       c            Grated parmesan cheese

 In a wide fry pan; cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.  Spoon
 off and discard all but 3 TBSP of the drippings; keep pan with bacon
 warm over lowest heat.
 In a 5 - 6 quart pan; cook pasta in three quarts boiling water just
 until tender to bite (@3 minutes for dry capellini. 8-10 minutes for
 dry vermicelli, and 1 to 2 minutes for fresh angel hair pasta); or
 cook according to package directions.  After adding the pasta to the
 boiling water, spoon 1/2 c of the sour cream into each of 4 wide,
 shallow bowls; place bowls in a 200 degree oven while completing
 cooking.
 Drain pasta well; add pasta and chives to bacon in the pan.  Mix
 lightly, using two forks.  Spoon an equal portion of pasta mixture
 into each warm bowl.  Make a nest in the center of each; slip in an
 egg yolk. Mix each portion individually and sprinkle with cheese.



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